Design a proposed measurement methodology for the aesthetics of contemporary architecture

Document Type : Original Article

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Lecturer of Architecture, Dept. of Architecture, Future Higher Institute of Engineering, Fayoum, Egypt1

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This research paper contributes to the investigation of the contribution of proposing and designing a measurement method that can determine the quality and degree of presence of different aesthetic values in the architectural work and to monitor and document the relationship between the function performed by the building and the aesthetic values present in it. The research methodology is based on defining the research problem and then presenting the importance of the research field. Determining the objectives, then studying the previous literature related to the research, defining applied study cases, choosing the proposed method of measurement, and the reasons for selecting the applied study samples, then making questionnaire forms to conduct the research survey. From universities of different schools and architectural orientations, the random method was excluded because it was not suitable for research and not obtaining misleading opinions or answers for reasons outside the scope of the research, such as poor culture or the spread of misconceptions about aesthetic values and their interrelationship with the function of the building in the public, or lack of understanding of the standards presented in the questionnaires. Then, the results were monitored, and the most important thing in the results was that (No Balance) with an average value of (2.49) is the most predominant aesthetic value in residential buildings over the rest of the other aesthetic values, while it was found that the average degree of (complexity 1.47) is the least predominant aesthetic value in residential buildings. ) and (ratio and proportion 2.46) are identical, and they are the two aesthetic values that are the most dominant in educational buildings over the rest of the other aesthetic values, while it was found that the average degree of (complexity 1.37) is the least dominant aesthetic value in educational buildings, and that the average degree of (diversity 2.53) is the aesthetic value The most majority in commercial buildings over the rest of the other aesthetic values, and that the average score (unit 1.76) is the aesthetic value that is the least majority in commercial buildings over the rest of the other aesthetic values. For a better understanding of the public’s sense and interpretations of the architectural aesthetic values of the different functions of the buildings to measure the extent of their awareness and to identify the taste of the general users, which has been proven by previous studies to be expensive. It differs from the taste and preference of architects and specialists in this field.

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