The Elements Of Design Information For Participation In Neighborhood-Scale Planning (1997)
article⁄The Elements Of Design Information For Participation In Neighborhood-Scale Planning (1997)
abstract⁄Neighborhood scale planning and design in many communities has been evolving from arulebased process of prescriptive codes and regulation toward a principle andperformancebased process of negotiated priorities and agreements. Much of this negotiationtakes place in highly focused and interactive workshop or ‘charrette’ settings, the best ofwhich are characterized by a fluid and lively exchange of ideas, images and agendas amonga diverse mix of citizens, land owners, developers, consultants and public officials. Crucial tothe quality and effectiveness of the exchange are techniques and tools that facilitate agreater degree of understanding, communication and collaboration among these participants.Digital media have a significant and strategic role to play toward this end. Of particular valueare representational strategies that help disentangle issues, clarify alternatives and evaluateconsequences of very complex and often emotional issues of land use, planning and design.This paper reports on the ELEMENTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD, a prototype ’electronicnotebook’ relational database tool developed to bring design information and example ’tothe table’ of a public workshop. Elements are examples of the building blocks ofneighborhood open spaces, housing, commercial, industrial, civic and network land usesderived from built examples, and illustrated with graphic, narrative and numericrepresentations relevant to planning, design, energy, environmental and economicperformance. Quantitative data associated with the elements can be linked to GeographicInformation based maps and spreadsheet basedevaluation models.
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| Year |
1997 |
| Authors |
Kellett, Ronald; Brown, G.Z.; Dietrich, K.; Girling, C.; Duncan, J.; Larsen, K.; Hendrickson, E. |
| Issue |
Design and Representation |
| Pages |
295-304 |
| Library link |
J. Peter Jordan, Bettina Mehnert & Anton Harfmann, 1997. bib⁄Design and Representation. ACADIA. |
| Entry filename |
elements-design-information-participation-neighborhood-scale |
