Good design the fundamentals [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: 2008Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Sets out the basics principles for good design of the built environment. Suggests that good design improves quality of life and that bad design is costly. Presents a list of myths and excuses for bad design and answers them. Recommends measures such as the use of Design Quality Indicators, Spaceshaper and post-occupancy surveys to improve design. Identifies the values of an organisation which makes it fit for good design. Explains the role that the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment plays in promoting good design and the help provided to construction professionals and those involved in making decisions about design.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 146563-2001 |
Sets out the basics principles for good design of the built environment. Suggests that good design improves quality of life and that bad design is costly. Presents a list of myths and excuses for bad design and answers them. Recommends measures such as the use of Design Quality Indicators, Spaceshaper and post-occupancy surveys to improve design. Identifies the values of an organisation which makes it fit for good design. Explains the role that the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment plays in promoting good design and the help provided to construction professionals and those involved in making decisions about design.