UID:
almahu_9949385653302882
Format:
1 online resource (282 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781003098287
,
1003098282
,
1000605612
,
9781000605563
,
1000605566
,
9781000605617
Content:
"Well-designed infrastructure brings social value that far exceeds its initial construction expenditure, but competition for scarce government funds and a general public perception of infrastructure as mere efficiency, has often left design ill-considered. This book provides designers with the tools needed to argue for the value of design: the 'design capital' as the authors term it. In naming and defining design capital, design can once again become part of the discussion and realization of every infrastructure project. Design Capital offers strategies and tools for justifying public spending on design considerations in infrastructure projects. Design has the ability to make infrastructure resonate with cultural or social value, as seen in the case studies, which bestows infrastructure with the potential to accrue design capital. Support for this proposition is drawn from various methodologies of economic valuation and Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital, explanation of design methodology and education and a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The book also addresses some of the more controversial outcomes associated with contemporary infrastructure: gentrification, globalization and consumer tourism. Beautifully designed infrastructure brings social value that far exceeds its initial construction expenditure. With this book, designers can make a stronger case for the value of design in public infrastructure"--
Note:
Introduction -- Design and other forms of capital -- Infrastructure in context: globalization and gentrification -- The economics of design capital -- Creating design capital -- Creating design capital: learning from architecture -- Case studies: small scale -- Case studies: medium scale -- Case studies: large scale.
Additional Edition:
Print version: McKay, Sherry. Design capital New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 ISBN 9780367565466
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003098287
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003098287
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