The names of commercial colors are often very flowery. A few I found just now on the Sherwin-Williams site: Impressive Ivory, Echelon Ecru, Cork Wedge, Earthen Jug, and Wheat Penny. This sample sheet may be suspect to the discerning finder, since most bear the company name and are printed on cardboard. Notice the exuberant handwriting and message contrasts with the atmosphere of the rest of the page.
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A fragment of a nonexistent academic paper on the architecture of a housing village on my college campus. As far as I know, it is not true that its buildings could be reassembled to form a cube. There are many factual errors in this paper fragment and have pretty much nothing to do with anything the actual architects have written.
Prescott is a group of tall buildings which I think resemble paper milk cartons. The crimson metal fire-escape style walkways, crimson doors, reflective rooftops and tar balconies are repeated throughout space in various arrangements. It can be disorienting to visitors. People delivering food always ask for directions.
I made a few pen edits to the page, stapled it and removed the staple, folded it in places, and have left two copies on campus and several others in town and nearby campuses.
If this page appeals to you, I encourage you to print it out and leave it somewhere. In case you would prefer it, here is a copy without line edits: Download anagrammatic_space.doc.
The geometry of Prescott Village's architecture evokes a fractured continuity, longing to be reassembled.
