Architecture and colour have a long and established relationship.\u00a0Bright geometric pops of colour at Tottenham Court Road Underground station, courtesy of artist Daniel Buren and part of Hawkins\/Brown\u2019s redevelopment;\u00a0the muted colours of Morris + Company\u2019s models\u00a0for its Sylvan Heritage project in Kent;\u00a0and the vivid stripes of Charles...
, soft green recalls the calming hues of plants, and she and her colleagues are drawn to projects that link landscape and architecture. For Harbinder Singh Birdi of Hawkins\Brown Architects, traffic red holds a significance. Paul Monaghan of AHMM finds the distinctive green of a Victorian tile sentimental.
‘Colour is something that helps us recall memories and feelings,’ says founder and director of The Museum of Architecture Melissa Woolfrod. ‘The steel blue of the ocean on a windy Autumn’s day that gives us chills just thinking of it; bright neon-coloured lights in cities that evoke excitement and energy; and primary-coloured crayons strewn across a table harking back to the nostalgia and innocence of being a child.
The exhibition, sponsored by Axalta, looks further than nostalgia’s role in colour memory, contemplating how colour informs both the design process and our mood and wellbeing. It nods to recent movements in architecture and design, considering the role of the Multiform movement – characterised by its use of bold colours and themes – and the vibrant New London Fabulous movement, which celebrates colourful design cues from diverse cultures.
Pictured above, Morris + Company Sylvan Heritage models for its project in Kent. Below, Mathematics department building at Queen Mary University of London by WilkinsonEyre architects
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