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Evaluating architectural design review.

A E Stamps1

  • 1Institute of Environmental Quality, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. artstamps@worldnet.att.net

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|April 19, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Architectural design review can be accurately and efficiently assessed using scientific protocols. Preference experiments measure aesthetic impact, ensuring environmental management aligns with public preferences.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Management
  • Urban Planning
  • Aesthetics

Background:

  • Architectural design review is a governmental function in the US and UK.
  • Assessing the effectiveness of governmental design review is crucial.
  • Existing methods may lack accuracy and efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a scientific protocol for architectural design review.
  • To provide an accurate and efficient method for assessing environmental management.
  • To quantify the aesthetic impact of proposed projects.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized preference experiments with over 29,000 respondents and 5,600 environmental scenes.
  • Developed a protocol to calculate the standardized mean difference (d) between proposed and existing projects.
  • Applied the protocol to a case study of single-residence design review.

Main Results:

  • Scientific protocols can be adapted for accurate and efficient design review.
  • The standardized mean difference (d) effectively indicates aesthetic merit changes.
  • The protocol demonstrated feasibility in a real-world application.

Conclusions:

  • A scientifically validated protocol enhances architectural design review effectiveness.
  • This method offers objective assessment of aesthetic merit for environmental management.
  • The protocol has implications for broader governmental and planning applications.

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