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Within the process of environmental perception, the importance and interference of colours in the formation of stimuli, cognitive development, creativity and psychological comfort are clear. Vision accounts for more than 80% of the information gathered in the perception process. Colour is a fundamental attribute in this process, influencing the user’s emotional relationship with the environment and consequently his well-being. The choice of colours should contemplate aesthetic, psychological and cultural attributes without neglecting the elements that determine the visual comfort, such as contrasts and the possible harmful effect of gloss. All of these elements can alter the perception of space. This paper aims to analyse the importance of the use of colours to aid cognitive development inside educational spaces in support for the ergonomics of the built environment. In these spaces, the colour palette should be measured according to tangible evidence, never neglecting beauty criteria.
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The authors would like to express their gratefulness of the support from CIAUD- Research Centre in Architecture, Urban Planning and Design and to the FCT-PT, Foundation for Sciences and Technology.
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Gaudiot, D., Pernão, J. (2020). The Contribution of the Built Environment to the Success of Learning: The Role of Colour in the Ergonomics of Educational Spaces. In: Charytonowicz, J. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1214. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51566-9_23
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