Unauthorized copying or publication of any part of the content presented herein is strictly forbidden without explicit consent of the author. Until a few years ago, white was pretty cool. Of course if you live and work in New York City, black is the only color of choice, regardless of the occasion.
Most architects use color with care.
Material choices offer architects a plethora of colors to choose from and just jumping headlong into a paint bucket just doesn't do the trick. Use of color though is important when the material for which that color is to be used on is considered. For example, steel and glass are very popular, as is stone walls and glass block. Wood furniture often times is left to its natural finish in order to reflect a harmonious juxtaposition with the adjoining natural material colors of these other materials mentioned. When colors were applied by the Modernists, they tended to be used in primary color schemes, and mostly used for accent.