Color in Architecture as a Powerful Communication Tool

Sto distribution centre in Hamburg, Germany. Designed by Michael Wilford & Associates, 1994-1995. Photographed by Richard Bryant, image courtesy of StoContrary to popular belief, Roman buildings were not as monochrome as previously thought. Recent discoveries indicate that statues and structures were, in fact, richly adorned with bright colors and exuberant decorations, following the tradition established by their Greek predecessors. This may be surprising, but it shows the presence of color