Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan
Online ISSN : 2185-0593
Print ISSN : 0916-0647
ISSN-L : 0916-0647
A Study on Visual Unity of Color of Cityscape
Michihiro KitaJae-Heui JeongKunio FunahashiToshinobu OkuHisako Koura
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1996 Volume 31 Pages 205-210

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IN THIS STUDY, THE ORGANIZATION OF "VISUAL UNITY" IN CITYSCAPES IS RESEARCHED FOCUSING ON THE BUILDING COLORS. THE METHOD OF EXPERIMENTATION USED IS TO HAVE SUBJECTS GIVE OBSERVATIONS IN REGARD TO THE UNITY WHILE VIEWING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF A CITYSCAPE. THE BUILDING COLORS ARE CHANGED SHOWING 13 DIFFERENT PATTERNS. THE RESULT OF OUR RESEARCH IS THAT FACTORS WHICH AFFECT "VISUAL UNITY" ARE CLASSIFIED INTO 4 TYPES AS FOLLOWS; BUILDINGS COLORS, SHAPES, COMBINATIONS OF COLORS AND SHAPES, AND THE VIRTUAL DISTANCE FROM THE VIEWPOINT TO THE BUILDINGS. BESIDES THESE FACTORS, COMPOSITIONS SUCH AS COLOR GRADUATION AND CONTRAST ALSO INFLUENCE "VISUAL UNITY".
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