ABSTRACT

Whereas in the good old days building materials were few and “natural,” like stone and wood, architects are now able to choose from a plethora of substances, both natural and artificial. Very often it is economic rather than esthetic considerations that dictate their choice. This development seemed to require a sys-tematization of the available materials, not so much from a technical as from an experiential (psychological) point of view—what one might call the visual perception of texture. 1 Our interest in the study of textures also derives from the work of Gibson (1950, 1966). These considerations led Dr. Gösta Edberg to initiate the investigation that I am about to report. For a complete, detailed report (in Swedish) see Edberg, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1977.