Colourful language: an inquiry into colour space and architectural choices Motamed, Bahareh 2017, Colourful language: an inquiry into colour space and architectural choices, PhD thesis, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads motamed-colourfullanguagel-2017.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 19.08MB 370 Title Colourful language: an inquiry into colour space and architectural choices Author Motamed, Bahareh Institution Deakin University School School of Architecture and Built Environment Faculty Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Degree type Research doctorate Degree name PhD Thesis advisor Tucker, Richard orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-251X Date submitted 2017-03 Keyword(s) colour in architecture architectural design design education colour use colour knowledge colour orientation decision making Summary This study answered an apparently straightforward but previously largely unconsidered question: ‘what informs architects’ colour use?’ Although the initial focus was on the role of education and culture, these turned out to be amongst a very large pool of variables that influence decision making during design. While the findings pointed to the influence of cultural background, demographics, education and, of course, design context, they showed rather surprisingly that architects’ personal colour preferences had by far the greatest influence. Language eng Field of Research 120508 Urban Design 120100 Architecture 120101 Architectural Design Socio Economic Objective 870105 Urban Planning Description of original 307, [150] pages : illustrations, tables, graphs, some coloured Copyright notice ©The author. All Rights Reserved. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30103432 Document type: Thesis Collections: Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 18 Oct 2017, 07:10:23 EST Fri, 27 Oct 2017, 10:36:10 EST Wed, 01 Nov 2017, 08:24:15 EST Wed, 01 Nov 2017, 08:25:10 EST Wed, 01 Nov 2017, 08:25:53 EST Thu, 09 Aug 2018, 11:40:07 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:10:35 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 223 Abstract Views, 373 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 18 Oct 2017, 07:10:08 EST by Asif, Yasmin