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Originally Posted by honte
But the question then, is there any way possible to have some kind of design review that manages to have an objective opinion?
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I don't know about a design review, per say, because tastes are so different. I don't think you'll ever get everyone to agree on a design, and I don't think you want everyone to agree on a design - you'll get stagnation.
The one thing I think I would do is to get early feedback on the initial renders. You can see on this site how a new building gets a pretty quick yea/nay vote from the people. There should be a mechanism to go back to the develper and say "80% of the people hate this, you have to come up with something else".
But what I think we truly need is a Quality Review. Per Systems Engineering philosophy, when writing up requirements you only tell someone
What do do, not
How to do it.
A Quality Review ensures that the requirements set by the city are met by the design. And there I think we can come to a much larger degree of agreement:
- Things such as quality materials (no painted concrete or cheap glass), respect for the streetwall, first floor retail, well integrated parking, no blank walls, tall&thin, pedestrian friendly, etc...
If the quality is high, the design will take care of itself.