What kinds of research qualify?
All types of research about the design and use of places can be nominated—including (but not limited to) projects that document the form or perception of places or landscapes; evaluate the use or management of recent projects or established settings; or provide background for specific designs or plans. What issues does the jury consider? Research projects should consider the relationship between physical form and human activity or experience. They should enrich our understanding of how people interact with places from a behavioral, social, cultural or ecological perspective; how people experience places; or processes through which places are designed, occupied and managed. Projects should consider places of public or social importance— such as streets, parks and squares; campuses, religious or commercial facilities; or offices, special housing facilities or extended development patterns. Projects should have broad applicability, informing design practice or teaching. The research metho
