Dear Terry,
You are mistaken. Choosing information is an evaluation.
Best regards,
Jerry
On 4/9/07 5:01 PM, "Terence Love" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Jerry,
>
> You are mistaken. Information gathering means exactly that.
>
> Analysis is a form of information gathering. The central role of all design
> methods is to provide information to the designer. This even includes
> creative thought producing techniques.
>
> Evaluation is a later stage covering only a small part of the game. It
> depends on having information to work on. Design can occur without
> evaluation - unless you extend the meaning of evaluation to include
> anything that results in a decision. I think that takes it to too broad a
> role that reduces the value of evaluation as a concept.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Terry
>
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> Subject: Re: Defining Design (Re: Evidence and ethics)
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> On 4/9/07 7:35 AM, "Terence Love" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> 1: The central purpose of ALL design methods is information gathering.
>> Period. (Its because of the definition of design as a human activity).
>
> As I read further in the post, it becomes clearer that "information
> gathering" is intended here to mean ANALYSIS.
>
> I'd assert that EVALUATION is a larger and better concept for designing,
> yielding a broader cultural conversation about what matters.
>
>
> Regards to all,
>
> Jerry
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Architect - Landscape Architect
Planning & Urban Design Consultant
Prof. Emeritus of Landscape Architecture
and Community Service € University of Oregon
2652 Agate St., Eugene, OR 97403
€ e-mail: [log in to unmask]
€ web: http://www.uoregon.edu/~diethelm
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