Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences

The major facets of an aesthetic perspective from functions, aesthetic appeal, restoration, attraction, visual appeal and norms in current studies indicate a prospect of an environmental indicator with cultural notions. The field study measured both preferences and the combined facets of the aesthet...

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Main Authors: Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul, Midden , Cees, Kaiser, Florian G.
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Language:English
Published: Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd 2009
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spelling iium-107262012-01-20T08:36:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10726/ Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul Midden , Cees Kaiser, Florian G. Q Science (General) The major facets of an aesthetic perspective from functions, aesthetic appeal, restoration, attraction, visual appeal and norms in current studies indicate a prospect of an environmental indicator with cultural notions. The field study measured both preferences and the combined facets of the aesthetic perspective separately for power plant designs in a natural environment. The environmental indicator or proposed as the culturally related aesthetics (CRA) are represented by preference predictors of beauty, order, pleasant, legible, logical and interesting. The results found a one-dimensional culturally related aesthetics (CRA) factor. It was also found to be related strongly to preferences of power plant designs. The implication is that the environmental indicator termed as culturally related aesthetics (CRA) can be integrated as a dimension to predict preferences for power plant designs. The intention is to fit well the huge structure of an industrial building with the local natural and cultural landscapes in the area. Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10726/1/Cultural_and_Aesthetic_Factors_in_Power_Plant_Design_Preferences.pdf Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul and Midden , Cees and Kaiser, Florian G. (2009) Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences. Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 3 (4). pp. 327-342. ISSN 1833-1874 http://ijg.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.154/prod.265
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Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul
Midden , Cees
Kaiser, Florian G.
Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
description The major facets of an aesthetic perspective from functions, aesthetic appeal, restoration, attraction, visual appeal and norms in current studies indicate a prospect of an environmental indicator with cultural notions. The field study measured both preferences and the combined facets of the aesthetic perspective separately for power plant designs in a natural environment. The environmental indicator or proposed as the culturally related aesthetics (CRA) are represented by preference predictors of beauty, order, pleasant, legible, logical and interesting. The results found a one-dimensional culturally related aesthetics (CRA) factor. It was also found to be related strongly to preferences of power plant designs. The implication is that the environmental indicator termed as culturally related aesthetics (CRA) can be integrated as a dimension to predict preferences for power plant designs. The intention is to fit well the huge structure of an industrial building with the local natural and cultural landscapes in the area.
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author Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul
Midden , Cees
Kaiser, Florian G.
author_facet Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul
Midden , Cees
Kaiser, Florian G.
author_sort Shamsudin, Ahmad Faizul
title Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
title_short Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
title_full Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
title_fullStr Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
title_full_unstemmed Cultural and Aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
title_sort cultural and aesthetic factors in power plant design preferences
publisher Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/10726/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/10726/1/Cultural_and_Aesthetic_Factors_in_Power_Plant_Design_Preferences.pdf
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