Published in 4/2019 - Design

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From Using Colour to Designing Hues and Nuances

Saara Pyykkö

Nine years ago the Finnish Architectural Review focused on “Colour”. In the 3/2010 issue, Jorma Mukala wrote about the new trend of bright colours which had landed in Finland, and Harald Arnkil pondered the avoidance of colour in Finnish architecture. 

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