TY - JOUR
T1 - The quality of participatory design
T2 - The effects of citizen input on the design of the boston southwest corridor
AU - Crewe, K.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In spite of the increase of citizen participation in urban design in recent years, few studies have addressed how professional designers evaluate the quality of work resulting from it. This study used interviews to explore the attitudes of a group of architects and landscape architects who worked on the Boston Southwest Corridor between 1976 and 1986. Three chief areas were examined: designers' ratings of the quality of participatory design, their evaluation of citizens' aesthetic contributions, and reactions to community wishes as they encountered them. The article concludes with recommendations for future participatory design projects.
AB - In spite of the increase of citizen participation in urban design in recent years, few studies have addressed how professional designers evaluate the quality of work resulting from it. This study used interviews to explore the attitudes of a group of architects and landscape architects who worked on the Boston Southwest Corridor between 1976 and 1986. Three chief areas were examined: designers' ratings of the quality of participatory design, their evaluation of citizens' aesthetic contributions, and reactions to community wishes as they encountered them. The article concludes with recommendations for future participatory design projects.
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U2 - 10.1080/01944360108976251
DO - 10.1080/01944360108976251
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035182605
SN - 0194-4363
VL - 67
SP - 437
EP - 455
JO - Journal of the American Planning Association
JF - Journal of the American Planning Association
IS - 4
ER -