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Architecture Beyond Criticism

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Expert Judgment and Performance Evaluation

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Expert Judgment and Performance Evaluation
Edited ByWolfgang F. E. Preiser, Aaron T. Davis, Ashraf M. Salama, Andrea Hardy
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2014
eBook Published 15 December 2014
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315740652
Pages 320
eBook ISBN 9781315740652
Subjects Built Environment
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Preiser, W.F.E., Davis, A.T., Salama, A.M., & Hardy, A. (Eds.). (2014). Architecture Beyond Criticism: Expert Judgment and Performance Evaluation (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315740652

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

ByWolfgang F. E. Preiser, Aaron T. Davis, Ashraf M. Salama, Andrea Hardy

part |2 pages

PART II Evolution and role of architectural criticism

chapter 2|14 pages

Identity crisis: estrangement in the evolution of architectural criticism

ByAaron T. Davis

chapter 3|9 pages

The role of editors as critics

ByMichael J. Crosbie

chapter 4|7 pages

Is curating the new criticism?

ByPedro Gadanho

chapter 5|13 pages

Architectural criticism and radicalism in Brazil

ByJos é T. Lira

chapter 6|9 pages

Superfi cial material similitude Galia Solomonoff

chapter 7|8 pages

The performance of buildings, architects, and critics

ByThomas Fisher

chapter |6 pages

Reflections on Part II

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

ByAshraf M. Salama

chapter 9|7 pages

The infl uence of the “milieu” on architectural criticism Yann Nussaume

chapter 10|10 pages

Architectural criticism and building performance evaluation in Germany

chapter 11|7 pages

Urban conservation projects of Cairo: a critique of the local literature

ByRemah Y. Gharib

chapter 12|5 pages

Buildings and their use: the dog that didn’t bark

ByFrank Duff y

chapter 13|7 pages

Oblique alternatives: architectural advancement through performance

ByPaul Knox

chapter |5 pages

Reflections on Part III

part |2 pages

PART IV Historical review and types of building performance evaluation

chapter 14|13 pages

Historical review of building performance evaluation

ByWolfgang F. E. Preiser, Andrea Hardy

chapter 15|11 pages

Building performance evaluation in the UK: so many false dawns

ByBill Bordass, Adrian Leaman

chapter 16|12 pages

Mid-occupancy urbanism in Shanghai: the current state of the site of Expo 2010

ByClare Jacobson

chapter 17|10 pages

Architectural criticism meets building evaluation in Japan

ByAkikazu Kato, Gen Taniguchi, Shiho Mori

chapter 18|7 pages

Architectural critics as another building stakeholder: a global perspective

ByChris Watson

chapter |5 pages

Reflections on Part IV

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

ByJack L. Nasar

chapter 20|7 pages

Performing the urban form-based codes as a method of architectural critique

ByBrenda C. Scheer

chapter 21|8 pages

The socio-cultural context of architectural criticism and performance evaluation

ByYasser Mahgoub

chapter 22|12 pages

Quality assessments in health care environments

ByDina Battisto, Deborah Franqui, Clayton Boenecke

chapter 23|8 pages

Building performance evaluations and universal design

ByKorydon H. Smith

chapter 24|13 pages

Regenerative design: redefi ning the limits of architectural judgment

ByElizabeth A. Walsh, Steven A. Moore

chapter |4 pages

Reflections on Part V

part |2 pages

PART VI Epilogue

chapter 25|7 pages

Talking the talk: about architecture

ByIke Ijeh
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