Area: | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | The history psychology and perception of colour. Lighting. Design and application of colour to interior space. Textiles. Sources, properties and manufacturing processes of natural and synthetic fibres. Weaving, dyeing and printing techniques. Design and application of textiles for interior space. Textile specification. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Demonstrated a knowledge of colour theories and ordering systems and their practical applications. Demonstrated a knowledge of the interaction of colour in the built environment and it's interdependence on light, form and texture. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Dulux: http://www.spacenet.com.au/company/dulux.htm, . Aalto: http://aalto.com.au/home.htm. http://www.resene.com.au/swatches.virthues.htm. Colour theory: http://www.ideaonline.com.au/Toolbox/visdesign/trainvisdes/settrain-19.html. |
Unit Texts: | Agodton. (1987), Colour Theory and its Application in Art and Design. Spruger, Verlag. Albers. (1975), Interaction of colour, Yale University Press. Arnil. and Hamalainen. (eds.) Aspects of Colour. Helsinki, University of Arts and Design. Gage. (1999), Colour and Meaning. London, Thames and Hudson. Helfenstein, H. (2001), Colours are like the wind - Jean Pfaff's Colour inventions in architecture. Basel, Birkhasuer. Itten. (1970), The Elements of colour. Van Nostrand, Reinhold. Ladau. (1989), Colourin interior design and architecture. Van Nostrand, Reinhold. Linton. (1999), Colour in Architecture. Hong Kong, McGraw-Hill. Mahnke. (1996), Colour, Environment and Human Response. New York, John Wiley and Sons. Pile, J. (1997), Colour in Interior Design. New York, McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Project 1 (seminar) 10%, Project 2 (colour wall) 10%, Project 3 (workshop 1 10%, workshop 2 20%, Colour board/modell 35%), Participation 5%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 40100 Architecture and Urban Environment (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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