Our Coffee with the Council Call Series had a pretty “COLORFUL” Kickoff Start to the Spring 2021 semester! Shaking the cozy and slightly lazy vibes from the holiday season off and replacing them with the energy and hype of colors definitely created a fresh & light atmosphere.
Not only did we learn a lot about the use of Color in Architecture & Design World Amongst Global Cultures while playing our Kahoot Trivia, but we also shared our thoughts, personal experiences, and ways of understanding and using color. We asked each other:
What is your color?
What is one color that lifts your spirit?
Do different colors inspire you?
Color turned out to be an inspiration, a memory, a symbol, power, self identification/ style, taste of design, aesthetics, fashion and many more things! What else can color be? How many different roles does color play in our lives and the universe? Just keep asking more questions, spreading curiosity and knowledge while inspiring and bonding with each other. This is what Coffee w/ the Council Calls are for!
If you have any theme suggestions for our Coffee Calls please make sure you reach out through our communication channels:
- International Slack Workspace: aiasinternational.slack.com
- Middle East Region Instagram: @aiasmiddleeast – AIAS Middle East
- Latin America Region Instagram: @aiaslatinamerica – AIAS Latin America
If you missed the “Color” Call, but are interested in learning more about it, here are some resources:
Articles
- How Luis Barragan Used Light to Make Us See Color – Archdaily
- The Color of Architecture: 72 Projects Spanning the Spectrum – Architizer
- The Perception of Color in Architecture – Medium
- Other articles on Color – Dezeen
Documentary/ Show
- Abstract (Netflix-YouTube)
- MasterClass Workshops: Kelly Wearstler- Interior Design (Living With Color: Lesson 7/17)
Books
- Chromophobia – David Batchelor
- Color and Space – Gingko Press
- The Secret Lives of Color – Kassia St. Clair
- Color, Environment, and Human Response – Frank H. Mahnke
- Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction – John Gage
