TOWARDS MORE RATIONAL APPROACHES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: THE USE OF MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION METHODS
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2015
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Today, scientific approaches are far from being adequately exploited in these fields of design
and physical planning. However, the structure of these disciplines requires the use of rational
techniques particularly during the decision process. In the paper, the structure of decision
problems encountered in physical planning is analyzed and the need for the use of rational
methods is demonstrated. Available methods are compared and a multi-criteria technique is
put forward as the most suitable method for architectural design. The proposed methodology
is illustrated through the case of the design of patients’ floor in a hospital.
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architecture