I had the opportunity to present two peer-reviewed papers at the EDRA conference in Washington in 2010.
- Universal Design and Retirement Village Environments in Sydney, Australia. This peer-reviewed paper was published in the Proceedings of EDRA 41 and the full paper can be accessed via this link. The paper related to a series of research studies that focused on the design of retirement villages and the environmental interface with residents.
- Façade Colour and Planning Policy in Sydney, Australia: The Need for Paradigm Change. This peer-reviewed paper was one of several papers resulting from my PhD research.
Universal Design and Retirement Village Environments in Sydney, Australia. This peer-reviewed paper was published in the Proceedings of EDRA 41 and the full paper can be accessed via this link. The paper related to a series of research studies that focused on the design of retirement villages and the environmental interface with residents.
Façade Colour and Planning Policy in Sydney, Australia: The Need for Paradigm Change. This peer-reviewed paper was one of several papers resulting from my PhD research. This paper examined Universal Design principles and compared these to the outcomes from a study that investigated environmental design in retirement village environments in Sydney, Australia.
Abstract – Façade Colour and Planning Policy in Sydney, Australia: The Need for Paradigm Change
Planning instruments in Sydney frequently include guidelines relating to façade colour and the prescriptive nature of these imply an assumption that responses to colour are deterministic and universal. However, little is actually known about the relationship between façade colour and aesthetic response. This paper reports a recent study which investigated responses to façade colour within the context of urban design and planning policy in Sydney. A quasi-experimental research design was used to identify whether changes in façade colour were associated with variations in aesthetic response and judgements about building size and congruity. The findings, which indicate that aesthetic response to façade colour varies as do judgements about building size and congruity, suggest the need for paradigm shift in planning policy.
