Date of Graduation

12-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Architecture

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Department

Architecture

Advisor/Mentor

Jacobus, Frank

Committee Member/Reader

Terry, Laura

Committee Member/Second Reader

Furlong, Kimberley

Abstract

Form From Color: Color Generated Form evaluates the ability of color to be a three-dimensional and architectural space creator. While complex in history and connotations, color within this capstone is assigned a theoretical characteristic by which forms are generated from color solely. The produced results suggest that color can be a form generator and can have more spatial applications in design. This capstone has the mode of inquiry of a Creative Artistic Inquiry.

There are three series of tests within this capstone. All of which are based on Johannes Itten’s belief that primary colors correspond with primary shapes. The first series explores the relationships between shape and color only. The second series explores the relationships between shape and color with the addition of the color wheel properties. The third series explores the relationships between shape and color using the color mixing theory.

Keywords

form from color; primary shapes and primary colors; form in architecture; architecture form; Johannes Itten

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