Color has always been a powerful tool in architecture : it caninfluence perceptions of space and form, conveys meaning and intentionand guides the viewer's sensory experience. However, it has lostimportance in architectural practice and teaching. With the volume Colors,the Graz-based research collective Diskursiv conveys a mood ofcontemporary architecture in its use of color. The contributors approachthe topic on a theoretical level and, by stressing the potential impactof color, make an impassioned case for its return to the architecturaldiscourse: against the dogma of the universal white box and for arediscovery of color as a central instrument of architecture. Considers the positions, approaches, and working methods of various architecture offices with regard to color and colorfulness.