The preservation of polychromy in 20th century architecture is here considered from both theoretical and operational perspectives.A further theme is that of polymatericity,which addresses issues related to the experim...
The theme of the restoration and conservation of polychrome surfaces will be addressed through several recent case studies of interventions on Le Corbusier’s work owned by the Fondation Le Corbusier:the Petite Villa ...
From 1924 to1926,with the CitéFrugès in Pessac,Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret realized an urban area as a laboratory where research on architecture polychromy was achieved among others.Colored facade was applied ...
Hidden by several layers of white paint,the almost forgotten polychromy of Nervi’s exhibition halls emerges from historical images,not necessarily intended to document the complex,but rather as a setting for exhibiti...