Comments on: Parametrics in Planning http://urbanplanningblog.com/485/parametrics-in-planning/ Thoughts on Urban Planning and Design Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:21:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel http://urbanplanningblog.com/485/parametrics-in-planning/#comment-239 Daniel Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:10:20 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/?p=485#comment-239 I meant parametric :) but it's probably telling that I fall back on old terminology. I meant parametric :) but it’s probably telling that I fall back on old terminology.

]]> By: Daniel http://urbanplanningblog.com/485/parametrics-in-planning/#comment-238 Daniel Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:07:31 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/?p=485#comment-238 Planners tend to be a pragmatic bunch. There may well be a use for planametric software within the field of planning, but most of us would like to see some best practices on a demonstrable scale before we start conceiving of entire cities based on a theoretical "planametricism." Some questions: How can this method help toward meeting triple-bottom line goals? Does it produce designs that non-initiated people like? That being said, it's a good thing that there are a certain number of people in the avant garde willing and able to experiment with new ideas, and professionally rewarded for doing so. 9 out of 10 new -isms may fall flat, but we never know if one may eventually work. Seems like a worthwhile investment. Planners tend to be a pragmatic bunch. There may well be a use for planametric software within the field of planning, but most of us would like to see some best practices on a demonstrable scale before we start conceiving of entire cities based on a theoretical “planametricism.” Some questions: How can this method help toward meeting triple-bottom line goals? Does it produce designs that non-initiated people like?

That being said, it’s a good thing that there are a certain number of people in the avant garde willing and able to experiment with new ideas, and professionally rewarded for doing so. 9 out of 10 new -isms may fall flat, but we never know if one may eventually work. Seems like a worthwhile investment.

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