Developing an Urban Design Competition Proposals Evaluation System Based on the Sustainability Assessment at Area Scale for China

摘要

The purpose of this research is to develop an Urban Design Competition Proposals Evaluation System (UDCPES) based on the sustainability assessment at area scale, together with the evaluation process for China. The research studied the status quo and designed the evaluation process. And as core part of the research, UDCPES for an urban brownfield redevelopment design competition are established. Analysis of existing sustainability assessment tools for area scale and AHP method are applied here to define the evaluation items and the weighting system. The research adopted the concepts of sustainability assessment in urban competition proposals evaluation. Such an evaluation process and system can assist the decision maker evaluate urban design proposals more comprehensively and rationally than the traditional way, and easier to find the best one.