REFRESHER - Theory of Architecture (from JPT)

Analogous color

colors that are next to each(adjacent) other on the color wheel

Triad color

Colors that are equally spaced (3spaces) on the color wheel.

double complementary

A combination of two analogous colors and their complementary colors on a color wheel.

complementary colors

Colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel

Black

color that is formed in between 2 surfaces

Red

Color that seem to advance as you look at it

Violet

Color that seem to recede as you look at it

Split-complementary colors

color scheme consisting of one color combined with the two colors located on either side of its opposite (complementary) color

adds emphasis without dramatic tension

Red

Color that has the shortest wave length

Violet

Color that has the longest wave length

Red

Stimulates anger and hunger

Yellow

Color that you add to orange to make it festive

Brown

Color that you will combine with orange to make it promote relaxation

Mourning and Death

Symbolized by Black in Western America

Sound

is the 5th dimension in architecture

Time and mobility

is the 4th dimension in architecture

Human Scale

The size of a building element or space relative to the dimensions and proportion of human body.

Face to face contact

This type of relationship requires that the two forms have corresponding planar surfaces which are parallel to each other.

Interlocking volumes

forms interpenetrate each other's space; the forms need not share any visual traits