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Color, Environment, & Human Response
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Product Description
Written for architects, interior designers, and color consultants, this ambitious study explores the psychological and physiological effects of color in the man-made environment. Scientific findings and industry-by-industry examples are furnished to help professionals specify colors that will create healthful environments in hospitals, schools, restaurants, and other public facilities.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #133335 in Books
- Published on: 1996-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 234 pages
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From the Back Cover
Color and light in Man-Made Environments Frank H. Mahnke Rudolf H. Mahnke Color and light play key—though generally unrecognized—roles in our lives. Despite the decades of research on the subject, we are often unaware that anxiety, stress, visual disorders, and a host of other problems may actually be caused by a poorly designed environment. The gap between color research and design application has been so wide that the use, for example, of white in interiors reached epidemic proportions from the 1950s to the 1970s—though research has shown white walls to be an optic strain and a psychological hazard. Color is now experiencing a renaissance in design. To guide architects, designers, and others using color, Frank and Rudolf Mahnke—two internationally recognized color consultants—have written a concise reference guide to understanding the importance of this phenomenon in our lives and applying environmental color effectively. The text synthesizes the essential principles of color and light, including their psychophysiological effects, the characteristics of the major hues, vision and light, bioenergetics, and more. The authors also provide much useful and practical advice on using color and light in a variety of facilities:
- schools
- mental hospitals
- offices
- industry
- restaurants
- medical centers
About the Author
About The Authors Frank and Rudolf Mahnke are partners in the environmental design firm Mahnke & Mahnke, which is based in Geneva and San Diego. The authors, both internationally recognized color consultants, have devoted their careers to the study and application of color and light in the designed environment. They have traveled and lectured extensively to colleges, universities, and professional societies, and they have been widely interviewed on radio and television. Frank Mahnke was appointed President of the International Association of Color Consultants (I.A.C.C) in 1988. The I.A.C.C., which has branches in thirteen countries, has had an educational center in Salzburg, Austria, for over 34 years, that provides comprehensive interdisciplinary training in the field of color. This program was brought to the U.S.A. by Frank Mahnke in 1991, and is being conducted in cooperation with Mr. Mahnke’s American information Center for Color and Environment.
Customer Reviews
Excellent Book- Very Helpful
This is an excellent book. It's very interesting and was the first book of it's kind that I have read. I gives color and light suggestions for different environments such as schools, office spaces, etc. It gives detailed scientific information about why these colors and types of light are good to use in these environments that is easy to understand. I think this book is a must have for all interior designers who care about the effects the environment they design will have on the people that will be in it!
Good Enough I'm Looking for the Author
Help! My cousin in Brazil is trying to contact the author of this book. The letter he sent was returned to him as the address being no good. He had gotten the address out of the back of the book. Does anyone know how to contact the author?
