Aesthetic measurements in architecture
Dr Sahar Kharrufa
Associate Professor
University of Technology, Department of Architecture
ABSTRACT
Several years ago an attempt was made to measure the beauty of the architectural design. The objective was to prepare the design for evaluation by a computer. It was found that such measurement was very complicated and requires much more research. Several more attempts were made to fill in the gaps but the total picture remained unclear. This paper attempts to draw a map for future work.
The object of beauty in architecture depends on content and form. Content includes function and meaning. But the situation is complicated by the fact that beauty is subjective and changes according to viewer, time, and place.
Published in the Iraqi Journal of Architecture in 2002. Language Arabic.