The Research On Appearance Color Image Of Residential Building In Contemporary Chinese City

The appearance color of residential building in Chinese city has enriched day after day since the reform and opening. The design technique updates fast and the achievements are plentiful. Comparing with the active color practices, the domestic research in color fundamental of city residential building is still laggard. The vocational education about architectural color is also at the blank condition. Therefore, it is full of important practical significance to develop the research about this aspect positively.The research starts with Kevin Lynch's elementary theory of city image, referring to Munsell Color System which academic circles generally use. The disquisition proposes the overall characteristic of residential building color in contemporary Chinese city at first, with the help of chromatics theory objectively. Secondly it analyzes the color image of residential building from three aspects - the individuality, structure and signification. Then it induces color design essential factors of residential building in Chinese city.At last, the disquisition imagine the development of residential building color in future Chinese city, bring forward the reign and the specialization should be expected to future development directions.