Monday 30 April 2007

Is This the New Orange?

Pavillion Arcelor, Luxembourg - Santa Caterina Market Renovation, Barcelona - Enric Miralles + Benedetta Tagliavue

La Defense Offices, Almere - UN Studio

Pharmacological Research Laboratories, Biberach - Innovation and Development Center for Sedus, Dorgern - Photonic Centre, Berlin - Sauerbruch Hutton Architects

MUSAC Contemporary Art Museum, Castilla y Leon - Mansilla + Tunon

WOZOCO, Amsterdam - MVRDV

A friend and I were recently talking about the use of color in architecture. For many years, it has seemed like the color orange has been the default for architects designing on the cutting edge. Recently, lime green has been making a move as designers' go-to color, but its already starting to seem passe. I'd like to suggest (although, I'm probably not the first) that multi-colored or rainbow-colored is the new 'it' color scheme for architects... and based on these projects, I think you will probably agree.