Dear Terry:
I do not think it is the issue of other areas, but rather the way of
thinking, and to what extent one considers the realm.
Among the examples you cited, town planning is far less of design but more
of policy. Architecture is less of art if architect starts thinking of the
users.
Architecuture as an art? Perhaps just the facade! (Famous Architect Tange
takes up only the task of facade design, nothing else, I am told when I
complained how the Tokyo City Hall is difficult to use.)
If one is to start thinking the users, then design and design research goes
beyond the narrow boundary.
My definition of requirements for good design: Safety; accessibility;
usability; affordability; sustainability; and aesthetics.
The first three are necessary for barrier-free design, the first four a must
for universal design.
What can be regulated? Safety, accessibility, and sustainability.
regards
Satoshi Kose
At 10:35 +0900 99.8.4, Dr. Terence Love wrote:
> In the late 1960s and early 1970s a broad view of design and design research
Satoshi Kose, Dr.
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