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A recent analysis of the paint in the Royal Festival Hall (built in 1951) showed that nine different colours had been used originally. These were identified as colours that appeared in a paint range first published in 1955. Why had these colours been selected and where had they come from? Patrick Baty shows the indirect influence of Le Corbusier via his “Purist” colleague Amédée Ozenfant. Published in "Architectural Finishes in the Built Environment." (eds. Mary A. Jablonski & Catherine R. Matsen) London. Archetype Publications, 2009.