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Architecture Beyond Criticism
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ABSTRACT
For the first time, this book demonstrates that the two paradigms of architectural criticism and performance evaluation can not only co-exist but complement each other in the assessment of built works.
As architecture takes more principled stances worldwide, from environmental sustainability to social, cultural, and economic activism, this book examines the roles of perceived and measured quality in architecture. By exploring in tandem both subjective traditional architectural criticism and environmental design and performance evaluation and its objective evaluation criteria, the book argues that both methodologies and outcomes can achieve a comprehensive assessment of quality in architecture.
Curated by a global editorial team, the book includes:
- Contributions from international architects and critics based in the UK, USA, Brazil, France, Qatar, Egypt, New Zealand, China, Japan and Germany
- Global case studies which illustrate both perspectives addressed by the book and comparative analyses of the findings
- A six part organization which includes introductions and conclusions from the editors, to help guide the reader and further illuminate the contributions.
By presenting a systematic approach to assessing building performance, design professionals will learn how to improve building design and performance with major stakeholders in mind, especially end users/occupants.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART I Introduction
chapter 1|18 pages
Introduction
part |2 pages
PART II Evolution and role of architectural criticism
chapter 2|14 pages
Identity crisis: estrangement in the evolution of architectural criticism
part |2 pages
PART III Plurality of perspectives on criticism in architecture
chapter 8|13 pages
Media coverage and users’ reactions: Al Azhar Park in Cairo re-examined
chapter 11|7 pages
Urban conservation projects of Cairo: a critique of the local literature
part |2 pages
PART IV Historical review and types of building performance evaluation
chapter 14|13 pages
Historical review of building performance evaluation
chapter 15|11 pages
Building performance evaluation in the UK: so many false dawns
chapter 16|12 pages
Mid-occupancy urbanism in Shanghai: the current state of the site of Expo 2010
chapter 17|10 pages
Architectural criticism meets building evaluation in Japan
chapter 18|7 pages
Architectural critics as another building stakeholder: a global perspective
part |2 pages
PART V Architectural analysis within building performance evaluation
chapter 19|10 pages
Using scientifi c research methods in assessing visual aesthetic quality
chapter 20|7 pages
Performing the urban form-based codes as a method of architectural critique
chapter 21|8 pages
The socio-cultural context of architectural criticism and performance evaluation
chapter 22|12 pages
Quality assessments in health care environments
chapter 24|13 pages
Regenerative design: redefi ning the limits of architectural judgment
part |2 pages
PART VI Epilogue