TY - JOUR PY - 1973// TI - Methodology for evaluating the aesthetic appeal of bridge designs JO - Highway research record A1 - Zuk, William SP - 1 EP - 4 VL - 428 IS - N2 - Presented is a systematic methodology for rationally determining the aesthetic appeal of bridge designs by the use of paired line drawings where one visual factor at a time is varied. These paired drawings are then judged by either a preselected or randomly selected group of people. An example (using a standard bridge overpass) is selected as a vehicle to explain the method. The method is such that conclusions can be clearly drawn from the judgments of the example. The results show that aesthetic preference is generally given to such factors as simplicity, slimness, symmetry, conformity to the site, and expression of out-of-the-ordinary characteristics. Other more detailed conclusions are also determined and presented in the body of the report. /author/
Language: en
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