Dear Martin:
I do not know what others have done, but at least I can answer positively.
My standpoint is rather with the user, away from architects (although I
graduated from the Department of Architecture) or from pure researchers.
Who else would ever be able to introduce design guidelines of dwellings for
the
ageing society in Japan without such confidence?
regards
Satoshi Kose
At 16:04 99/04/29 +1000, Martin Skitmore wrote:
> Has anyone ever researched what "the public" actually wants/needs? There
> seems to be a lot of second guessing going on here. Who are the
> stakeholders and are they to lead or follow in this matter? And what's
> wrong with living "in a box" anyway?
>
> Martin.
Satoshi Kose, Dr.
Director, Housing and Building Economy Department
Building Research Institute
Tatehara, Tsukuba 305-0802 Japan
tel.81-298-64-6611; fax.81-298-64-6771
www.kenken.go.jp/5bu/skose/TG19.html
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