Regulating design: The practices of architecture, governance and control
Abstract
The practices of architecture are influenced and shaped by building regulations, codes and rules that are formulated to provide specific and predictable outcomes for all aspects of architectural production, from conceptual design to urban form. Such regulations and codes are not necessarily enshrined in law but are systematic sets of rules characterised and differentiated by authorship, context and implementation. In all instances, rules and regulations pervade and influence, or codify, the practices of architecture, yet little is known about their impacts on, and implications for, the design and production of the built environment. This Special Issue of Urban Studies seeks to address this lacuna in knowledge by exploring the interrelationships between regulation and the design and production of urban space, with a focus on the practices of architecture.
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When urban development is unregulated, key sustainability themes such as justice and environmental preservation get neglected and overshadowed by economic interests.
“It is well documented in urban studies that, when urban development is unregulated, key sustainability themes (such as justice and environmental preservation) get neglected and overshadowed by economic interests [198,199].”
From The sustainability of artificial intelligence: an urbanistic viewpoint from the lens of smart and sustainable cities (2020) · cites this paper as [199]
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- Authors
- Imrie, R., & Street, E.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Venue
- Urban Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-10-16
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 2507-2518
- ISSN
- 0042-0980 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-063X
- OpenAlex
- W2010180347
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 55
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- FWCI
- 57.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Urban Studies (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Architecture › Architecture, Modernity, and Design
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Planning and Governance
- Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Local Governance and Planning
- Keywords
- building regulations, architectural codes, governance, control, architectural practice, urban space, built environment, urban form
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