Architecture Beyond Criticism: Expert Judgment and Performance Evaluation

ISBN-13: 9780415725330 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str.

Wolfgang F. E. Preiser; Aaron Davis; Ashraf Salama

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Preface  Acknowledgements  Foreword Nigel Oseland  Part 1: Introduction Wolfgang F.E. Preiser, Aaron T. Davis, Ashraf M. Salama, Andrea Hardy  Part 2: Evolution and Role of Architectural Criticism  2. Identity Crisis: Estrangement in the Evolution of Architectural Criticism Aaron T. Davis  3. The Role of Editors as Critics Michael J. Crosbie  4. Is Curating the New Criticism? Pedro Gadanho  5. Architectural Radicalism and Criticism in Brazil Jose T. Lira  6. Superficial Material Similitude Galia Solomonoff   7. The Performance of Buildings, Architects, and Critics Thomas Fisher  Reflections on Part 2 Daniel S. Friedman  Part 3: Plurality of Perspectives on Criticism in Architecture  8. Media Coverage and Users' Reactions: Al Azhar Park in Cairo Re-examined Ashraf M. Salama  9. The Influence of the ‘Milieu’ on Architectural Criticism Yann Nussaume  10. Architectural Criticism and Building Evaluation in Germany Ursula Baus, Ulrich Schramm  11. An Analytical Critique of Cairene Urban Conservation Projects Remah Y. Gharib  12. Buildings and Their Use: The Dog That Didn't Bark Frank Duffy  13. Oblique Alternatives: Architectural Advancement Through Performance Paul Knox  Reflections on Part 3 Daniel S. Friedman  Part 4: Historical Review and Types of Building Performance Evaluation  14. Historical Review of Building Performance Evaluation Wolfgang F.E. Preiser, Andrea E. Hardy  15. Building Performance Evaluation in the UK: So Many False Dawns Bill Bordass, Adrian Leaman  16. Architectural Criticism and Building Performance Evaluation in China Clare Jacobson  17. Architectural Criticism Meets Building Evaluation in Japan Akikazu Kato, Gen Taniguchi, Shiho Mori  18. A Global Perspective on BPE as an Extension of Architectural Criticism Chris Watson  Reflections on Part 4 Daniel S. Friedman  Part 5: Architectural Analysis within Building Performance Evaluation  19. Using Scientific Research Methods in Assessing Visual Aesthetic Quality Jack L. Nasar  20. Performing the Urban Form-Based Codes as a Method of Architectural Critique Brenda C. Scheer  21. The Socio-cultural Context of Architectural Criticism and Evaluation Yasser Mahgoub  22. Quality Assessments in Health Care Environments Dina Battisto, Deborah Franqui, Clayton Boenecke  23. Building Performance Evaluations and Universal Design Korydon H. Smith  24. Regenerative Design: Redefining the Limits of Architectural Judgment Elizabeth Walsh, Steven A. Moore  Reflection on Part 5 Daniel S. Friedman  Part 6: Epilogue  25. Talking the Talk: About Architecture Ike Ijeh

O autorze

Editors Wolfgang F. E. Preiser, Aaron T. Davis, Ashraf M. Salama and Andrea Hardy represent an aggregate of cutting-edge architectural practice, consulting, research and lecturing on a global basis. They have a collective publication record of 25 books with major publishing houses from around the world. Senior editor Wolfgang F. E. Preiser has chaired national committees in the US, among others, for the National Academy of Sciences; Aaron T. Davis is an architect and building enclosure specialist and serves on the editorial board for the International Journal of Architectural History and Criticism; Ashraf M. Salama is editor of two international professional journals; and Andrea Hardy is an Architect-in-Training exploring the concepts of developing the public realm in growing desert cities.