Colour Perception: Mind and the Physical World

Colour Perception: Mind and the Physical World

2004 | 544 pages | PDF | 5,6 Mb

The last few decades have brought fascinating changes in the way that we think about color and the role that color plays in our perceptual architecture. 

In Colour: Connecting the Mind to the Physical World, leading scholars from cognitive psychology, philosophy, neurophysiology, and computational vision provide an overview of the contemporary developments in our understanding of colors and of the relationship between the 'mental' and the 'physical'. 

With each chapter followed by critical commentaries, the volume presents a lively and accessible picture of the intellectual traditions which have shaped research into color perception.

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A Dictionary of Colour : A Lexicon of the Language of Colour

A Dictionary of Colour : 

A Lexicon of the Language of Colour

 528 pages

This dictionary is the first of its kind: a treasury of color words and phrases, a comprehensive resource for exploring every aspect of color and it many applications across the disciplines and through the ages.

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The Art of Precast Concrete : Colour, Texture, Expression

The Art of Precast Concrete :

 Colour, Texture, Expression

160 pages | PDF | 22 Mb

As a building material, precast concrete allows a wide range of sculptural forms and design options.

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The Art of Precast Concrete - Colour, Texture, Expression

The Art of Precast Concrete - Colour, Texture, Expression

By David Bennett

Birkhäuser Basel | 2007 | 160 pages | PDF | 22 Mb

As a building material, precast concrete allows a wide range of sculptural forms and design options. By treating the surface in various ways, fascinating textures and fine finishes can be produced. This book provides a systematic overview of the variety of applications for such concrete elements throughout Europe. Author David Bennett provides in-depth information on newly developed, especially lightweight forms of concrete such as GRC (Glass-Fibre Reinforced Concrete), Ductal and CRC (Compact Reinforced Composite). A selection of some 24 projects which are of particular significance, are documented in detail and provide a wealth of inspiring design ideas. The appendix comprises an overview of the building practices in the individual European countries and the availability of concrete elements. Amongst the buildings documented are the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh by Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue, the Synagogue in Dresden by Wandel, Hoefer, Lorch + Hirsch, and the Mexican Embassy in Berlin by González de León.

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A Dictionary of Colour : A Lexicon of the Language of Colour

A Dictionary of Colour : A Lexicon of the Language of Colour

Ian Paterson

Thorogood Publishing
528 pages

This dictionary is the first of its kind: a treasury of color words and phrases, a comprehensive resource for exploring every aspect of color and it many applications across the disciplines and through the ages.

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