From pearlescent and iridescent coatings to highly accurate color-matching tools to programmable, color-changing LED lights, color is taking on a bigger and increasingly high-tech role on building ...

Color is a major consideration for those designing the built environment. A skyscraper, school complex, office building or residential structure is destined to be perceived by the public eye. Because ...

There are plenty of passionate opinions when it comes to new building designs and aesthetics, be it the Marigold in North Mankato, the glass towers in downtown Mankato, or the Eide Bailly and Bridge ...

A new material developed by researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker's School of Molecular Engineering can change its colors depending on the temperature, to help buildings change color.

A controversial, dark gray three-story building in the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo must alter its color scheme to a two-tone shade, the City Council decided Tuesday. The council heard from ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have designed a chameleon-like building material that changes its infrared color—and how much heat it absorbs ...

Question: Our board is preparing to have our building painted yellow. A couple of months ago, the board sent out a questionnaire, asking owners to approve changing the color of the building from ...

New York City’s architecture changes and evolves with design trends. Sometimes, buildings get full makeovers. Other times, they go through slow transitions, barely noticed. Here are 10 buildings and ...

As buildings age, the demand for effective monitoring of their structural integrity has grown significantly. A breakthrough in nano-optical sensor technology now enables precise, real-time measurement ...