Chromatic Architecture

Adam Nathaniel Furman is a London based artist and designer who trained in architecture, and now works in public art, furniture and product design. He co-founded the Saturated Space Research Cluster at London's Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture (2011-2021) on colour in architecture and urbanism with Antoni Malinowski; taught at Central Saint Martins College of Art, London; has work in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Victoria in Southbank, Australia, the National Museum of Norway in Oslo and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amongst others; was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by RIBA for his contribution to the field of architecture in 2024; and with Joshua Mardell, he co-edited the award-winning 2022 book Queer Spaces, An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places & Stories, also for RIBA Publishing.Kate Mazade is a journalist, author and editor based in Fort Worth, Texas, where she covers architecture, design, arts and culture for national and international publications. Her writing has appeared in Metropolis, Dezeen, Madame Architect,* Architectural Record, *The Architect’s Newspaper, AN Interior and American Theatre. She published her first book, Dearest Babe, Letters from a World War II Flight Surgeon, co-authored with Kelly Farris Mazade in 2022, and served as the developmental editor for Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity, written by David Hinson and Justin Miller and published by Routledge in 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University, Alabama, and Master of Arts in Arts Journalism from Syracuse University, New York.

• AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsIntroductionPalau de la Música CatalanaChonburi Multi-Purpose BuildingShah MosqueGellért BathsReversible Destiny LoftsWat PhoSt Mark’s BasilicaGuardian BuildingVarna RestaurantChapel of the Holy Apostles at the Gimnasio ModernoNissay TheatreOslo City HallLouis Vuitton Ginza NamikiLa MarseillaiseCapela das AlmasPalacio de Aguas CorrientesMaishima Waste Incinerator PlantLeganés Central Library and Municipal ArchiveBrandhorst MuseumSri Ranganatha Swamy TempleEastern Columbia BuildingGwoździec SynagogueNetherlands Institute for Sound and VisionAnne and Charles Duncan Hall, Rice UniversityDe BijenkorfChurch of San Francisco AcatepecCroydon ColonnadeCasa VicensDan Friedman’s ApartmentWieskircheHoechst Technical Administration BuildingFjordenhusSeattle Museum of Pop CultureAll Saints Margaret StreetEndnotesIndexImage Credits