Inter-Society Color Council

June 11-16, 2023

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

Presenter - Jiawei Lin

Jiawei Lin, Color Science and Color Design Researcher

Applying Colored Paper Material into Landscape Architecture

This is a redevelopment project for an urban park in Galveston, Texas, USA. Every year, Galveston floods, causing huge losses to the locals. After flooding, the existing urban park is always a mass. In this project, we use a variety of colored paper as landscape architecture material to revitalize the urban park. The proposed park's main landscape elements, such as benches, sculptures, interactive structures, columns, and so on, are made of colored paper. The use of colored paper as a construction material has the following advantages: 1. Low-cost material (compared with using other landscape materials with the same function, it can save a lot of cost). 2. Psychotherapy. It aids in the recovery of people's moods following disasters, particularly for children. 3. Easy assemble and remove, allowing community members to collaborate and improve community cohesion. 4. Environmentally friendly (use recycled paper and natural pigments). 5. Aesthetic value. 6. The value of color education. It is good for color-combination ability training. 7. Attract tourists and promote tourism development. This project is supported by the "Double High" Program for Liberal Arts Construction at Tsinghua University.

Bio

Name: Jiawei Lin
Region: Beijing, China
Education: PhD Student, Department of Environmental Art Design, Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University; Master degree of Landscape Architecture, Texas A&M University
Research Interest: Applying color science and color art in design
Work Experience: Color & Imaging Institute, Art & Science Research Centre, Tsinghua
University(2021- present)

The Inter-Society Color Council advances the knowledge of color as it relates to art, science, industry and design.
Each of these fields enriches the others, furthering the general objective of color education.

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