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Title: Aesthetics in Malta : debates, legislation, control
Authors: Spiteri, Paul (2011)
Keywords: Aesthetics
Architecture -- Aesthetics
Architecture -- Designs and plans
Architectural practice -- Malta
Issue Date: 2011
Citation: Spiteri, P. (2011). Aesthetics in Malta : debates, legislation, control (Bachelor’s dissertation).
Abstract: People live and die: cities rise and fall: an architect's aim should be to understand the past, and comprehend the needs of today, thus using this knowledge to design for tomorrow. Building Technology has evolved significantly over the past 100 years, improving solutions, and increasing serviceability lifespans. Today's structural standards expect buildings to have lifespans exceeding the 30 year mark. Architecture playing a major passive role during the lifespan of each individual can prove harder to accept if deviant from current trend styles. Independent of the function of each building, any facade fronting a public area, even an alley, Involuntarily makes a contribution to such a public space. If the most economic solution for a structurally sound building results in an unaesthetic facade, is the most economic solution the most appropriate? An architectural project involves three main protagonists; the architect/ civil engineer, the client, and any permits commissioners. If the architect is expected to have knowledge on aesthetics, and the client expected not to, the commissioners need to act as the buffer between the outrageous and the bland. With 250 interviewees from the general public, and three architect interviews, this study delineates how much each party knows about the other. This detailed research goes into depth to find what people look at and are likely to observe, confirms some architect perceptions about the clients such as 'everybody's an architect', but uncovers more to it, and why it happens. As subjective as aesthetics may be, there are multiple collective lines of thought in Maltese Society, thus further narrowing the gap of what is truly aesthetically pleasing to the Maltese Culture. Conclusions lake into consideration, what architects think, more importantly what the general public prefers. Thus the control measures and recommendations made, value a higher degree of a Maltese Aesthetic.
Description: B.E.&A.(HONS)
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80743
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