Cultural value of architecture in homes and neighbourhoods

Samuel, F., Awan, N., Butterworth, C., Handler, S. and Lintonbon, J. (2015) Cultural value of architecture in homes and neighbourhoods. In: Transvaluation, 21-22 May 2015, Chalmers University, Gothenberg.

Abstract/Summary

This paper provides an account of the Cultural Value of Architecture in Homes and Neighbourhoods, (CVoA), a project developed with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The first stage of the project was a critical review of ‘grey literature’ since 2000, industry based research on the value of architecture subdivided into themes: overall value; health and wellbeing; neighbourhood cohesion and heritage and belonging. Findings from the review revealed a marked absence of evidence of the value of architecture and an over preoccupation with the final building, the product of an interdisciplinary team not just Architects, as well as a general confusion about what it is that Architects do. Further consultation has led to the development of a framework for defining and communicating the skillsets of Architects and for developing an evidence base for their value. Our target audience is non-Architects as we are concerned with making the profession more inclusive hence our desire to create simple definitions and terminology.

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Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Architecture Science > School of the Built Environment > Urban Living group
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