Design Capital: The Hidden Value of Design in Infrastructure

ISBN-13: 9780367565435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 270 str.

Annalisa Meyboom; Sherry McKay

Opis

Design Capital offers strategies and tools for justifying public spending on design considerations in infrastructure projects. Beautifully designed infrastructure brings social value that far exceeds its initial construction expenditure. With this book, designers can make a stronger case for the value of design in public infrastructure.

Spis treści

1. Introduction, 2. Design and Other Forms of Capital, 3. Infrastructure in Context: Globalization and Gentrification, 4. Infrastructure in Context: Placemaking, 5. The Economics of Design Capital, 6. Creating Design Capital, 7. Creating Design Capital: Learning from Architecture, 8. Case Studies: Small Scale, 9. Case Studies: Medium Scale, 10. Case Studies: Large Scale