Sustainable Urban Design Evaluation
Design support tools
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Design Evaluation Process Diagrams
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Pre-Design Phase
Urban Regulations
conform
informs
Context Analysis
Development Vision
inspire
Design Concepts
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Early Design Phase
feeds
Design Programme
informs
informs
Design Analysis
Development Vision
feeds informs feeds
Design Solution
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Design Evaluation Process (part of Design Phase)
feed
Subjects
understands
visualises
Phenomena
Designer
feed manipulates feed
Objects
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Knowledge Domains Diagrams
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Aim To bridge the gap between design and consultancy to facilitate evidence based design solutions Ultimate Goal Sustainability supports Evidence Based Design enables offers Design Evaluation interaction Practice Consultancy tension
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Urban Design
offers
Design
Knowledge Domains and their relations Theory / History Theory / History Urban Design Practice
Sustainability
Evidence Based Design Theory / Psychology
Standards / Guidelines Policy / Regulations Indicators
Consultancy
Design
Process Tools / Systems Design Analysis
Process Tools / Systems Design Solutions Design Evaluation
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Objective: Integration
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Technology Solutions Diagrams
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Urban Design Problem
Integration of Design Evaluation in Early Design stage: HOW?
Design Support Tools, for Design by Designers
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Solutions for Design Practice
Design Support Tools: for Design by Designers
Technological Analysis Tools Visualisation Tools Collaboration Tools Design Tools
Training in Expert Tools Organisational Consultancy
Knowledge Transfer
Merge Teams
Expert System
shift in practice
Design
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Technology Solutions - Knowledge Domains
Expert Systems Multi criteria Statistics Data Mining
Decision Support Systems
Spatial Analysis Ontologies
Collaboration Tools
CAD / GIS Design Tools Tools for Thinking HumanComputer Interaction
Visualisation Tools Psychology Information Visualisation Serious Games
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Technology Solutions
“Technology is the answer... but what was the question?” Cedric Price
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