The Role and Use of Color in Ornamentation and Building Systems for Creating Wholeness in Structures

Fall 1976

University Program:

Master of Architecture

Course type:

Graduate Seminar

Course number:

Arch. 207

Instructors:

Christopher Alexander

Enrolled students:

Stanley Saitowitz, David Week

Contents

Course Material

Arch. 207, Fall 1976: Color Theory - Properties of Color 01/09/1976

Student Work, Seminar Course Notes

Authors:

David Week, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

16 pages of student’s theory observations and notes, followed by project drawings. Pattern sketches with color, hand painted.
Arch. 207, Fall 1976: Ornament and Structure of Building Systems 01/09/1976

Student Work, Seminar Course Notes

Authors:

David Week, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

35 pages of student’s theory observations and notes on building systems, followed by project drawings. Building facades and details seen as ornaments.
Arch. 207, Fall 1976: Spatial Organization - Floor Plans as Ornament 01/09/1976

Student Work, Seminar Course Notes

Authors:

David Week, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

11 pages of floor plan sketches and some elevations seen as ornament.
Arch. 207, Fall 1976: Ornament 01/09/1976

Student Work, Seminar Course Notes

Authors:

David Week, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

20 pages of geometric ornaments and observations.
Arch. 207, Fall 1976: Buildings 01/09/1976

Student Work, Seminar Course Notes

Authors:

David Week, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

42 pages with sketches of a building design and various geometrical patterns of carpets with colors.

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References

Scientific Research