PLACE APPRAISAL IN URBAN DESIGN: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLACECHECK TECHNIQUE

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GOLKAR K.

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Journal: Soffeh Year:2005 | Volume:15 | Issue:40 Page(s): 28-47

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PLACE APPRAISAL IN URBAN DESIGN: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLACECHECK TECHNIQUE

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'Urban design' is the science and the art of creating sustainable places. This creation takes place through a process the first step of which is the recognition and appraisal of urban spaces. Therefore, all substantive theories of urban design have dealt with the concept of 'place quality', and have tried to develop techniques for quality assessment of place. Various analytical techniques have been suggested so far for evaluation of place characteristics, namely 'townscape analysis' (Gordon Cullen), 'image analysis' (Kevin Lynch), 'morphological analysis' (Karl Kropf), 'space syntax analysis (John Fruin), 'defensible space analysis' (Brian Edwards and Randall Thomas), etc. According to Heny Sanoff's (1991) classification system of techniques into 'professional' and 'public', all of the above are within the 'professional technique' category. However, the importance of public participation has prompted the profession and the discipline to develop public appraisal techniques such as Placecheck Technique which can easily be employed by the layman. Developed by Robert Cowan (2000) on behalf of Urban Design Alliance (UDAL), Placecheck aims at facilitating people participation and citizen involvement in evaluating urban environments by eliminating obstacles such as abstract issues and professional jargon incomprehensible for the public Reviewing different dimensions of Placecheck Technique, the article aims to introduce this Emerging and promising urban design tool in three parts: first, the necessity of quality Assessment of urban places will be discussed; next, a review of this technique is done; and finally, the associated checklist will be presented. The review section indicates Placecheck's capabilities such as facilitating involvement by focusing people to do group activities; identifying courses of action required to improve urban places; adaptation to a variety of situations based on required levels of detail; and effectiveness as a preliminary study tool in urban design pathology.

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GOLKAR, K.. (2005). PLACE APPRAISAL IN URBAN DESIGN: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLACECHECK TECHNIQUE. SOFFEH, 15(40), 28-47. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/94252/en

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GOLKAR K.. PLACE APPRAISAL IN URBAN DESIGN: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLACECHECK TECHNIQUE. SOFFEH[Internet]. 2005;15(40):28-47. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/94252/en

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K. GOLKAR, “PLACE APPRAISAL IN URBAN DESIGN: AN INTRODUCTION TO PLACECHECK TECHNIQUE,” SOFFEH, vol. 15, no. 40, pp. 28–47, 2005, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/94252/en

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