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Colour Theory in Architecture and its Environs - BENV2304
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Faculty: Built Environment
 
 
School:  Interior Architecture Program
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course aims to develop a practical knowledge of the theories of colour, its historic antecedents and possible future applications including investigations of light and colour as natural phenomena. A series of studio-based exercises, lectures and discussions create a basic understanding of the nature of personal colour perception and bias. Analysis of the relationships colours create with other colours and the nature of colours within their surrounding architectural and environmental context.

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