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Beauty in the eye of the design reviewer: the contested nature of UK design review

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Design review is an independent expert-led mechanism, employed to evaluate the design quality of proposed developments. It claims an objective and transparent approach, yet has limited guidance on how, or what, reviewers should evaluate. Few studies focus on these reviewers or their attitudes and perceptions to the process. This research, using interviews and Q-Methodology, reveals key differences in how reviewers conceptualize and evaluate design quality within review. The paper argues design review is a contested mechanism, where subjective appraisal plays out alongside more objective approaches. Four competing reviewer priorities on the process are presented: sustainability; people/public; function; and visual aesthetics.

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  • Philip Black, 2019. "Beauty in the eye of the design reviewer: the contested nature of UK design review," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(4), pages 556-574, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:24:y:2019:i:4:p:556-574
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2018.1511973
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    1. Johannes Herburger & Nicola Hilti & Eva Lingg, 2022. "Negotiating Vertical Urbanization at the Public–Private Nexus: On the Institutional Embeddedness of Planning Committees," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 253-266.
    2. Robert Richardson, 2024. "Conceptualising ‘street-level’ urban design governance in Scotland," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 61(7), pages 1230-1247, May.

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