Proceedings of the International Symposium on Design Review (Routledge Revivals)

First published in 1992, this book collects together the papers presented at the International Symposium on Design Review which was held to address the growing tendency of local governments to institute programs of aesthetic control. The editor argues that the widespread adoption of design review processes in the years preceding the conference necessitated thoroughgoing professional criticism and a number of areas of debate are identified and addressed in the subsequent papers. The issues covered include: general areas of controversy, mechanical problems, and the more intricate problems of power, freedom, justice, and aesthetics and judgement.