The term environment - from the French environs or surroundings - is used here in the sense of human occupation, observation and response to colour. Our experiences of it extend from the intimate, private spaces of rooms and houses, to the outside, through built-up areas and to the landscape beyond: from the artificial to the natural. Familiarity with colours and their organization is learnt initially in the home at the personal level of possessions and clothing, extending to furnishings and interior design where colour is usually seen at close quarters. Outside our houses, informed choices regarding the appropriateness of colour relationships tend to diminish as the scale increases: from the house to the street, from the street to the neighbourhood, and ultimately, to that of the town or city in relation to the surrounding countryside. While these might be thought to be within the control of the authorities responsible for town and country planning, the situation is very variable. Difficulties which occur because of changing land uses and priorities arising from conflicts between the old and the new are exacerbated by the vast range of colours and coloured materials available coupled with popular demands for the freedom to use them. ColorAcademy seeks to analyse these conflicts and demonstrate ways in which they can be reconciled in the interests of designing well coordinated environments at all levels both in town and country.