The color of cities is a striking feature of their culture, heritage and built environment. By examining the chromatic reconstruction of 3,103 heritage buildings over 40 years in Singapore, we note dynamic changes in local color in the city and suggest that color should be preserved as part of the sociocultural ecology.
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This is a summary of: Xue, X. et al. Sustaining the local color of a global city. Nat. Cities https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00225-x (2025).
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The importance of a dynamic approach to urban color conservation. Nat Cities 2, 367–368 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00231-z
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