Black+Architecture

Physically,blackisdefinedasan(almost)completeabsorptionofallfrequenciesoflight;itdescribestheimpressionofcolorwhenvisualstimuliaremissing.Inmanyculturalcontextsofthepastandpresent,this"uncolored"colorholdsaspecialplace:regardlessofcontext,thisspecialcolorisalwaysmetwithgreatrespect.Thisisalsotrueforthecurrentandintenseinteractionofarchitectsanddesignerswiththecolorblack.Blackbuildingsseemmajestic,filledwithaspecialaura,anddominant,buttheycanalsoemphasizetheirsurroundingspreciselybecauseoftheirlackofcolor.Theprojectspresentedinthisvolumeshowthegreatvarietyofapproachesbythecontemporarybuildingculturetothisfascinatingphysicalandculturalphenomenon