Colors are a fundamental tool for the contemporary transformation of public space within our cities. Both in regenerating abandoned plots and transforming pointlessly large streets, colors help us in the fight against two tremendous present-day ideologies: the apologetic Modernist use of white, which becomes gray with time, and the ideology of private motorized transportation, namely the car.
The chapter briefly describe what contemporary urban praxis is and how color is linked to this gentle urban revolution. It begins with Aldo van Eyck in postwar Amsterdam, moving through to the Spanish recession at the beginning of the twenty-!rst century, presenting currently existing examples alongside those that are still designed today. In doing so, this text demonstrates how colors can !ght old urban concepts and stimulate contemporary debate about how our cities should be.
