Chapter 2

Question 1

Site Program or Site Selection: which comes first?

Answer 1

there is no hard and fast rule whether programming or site selection is the first step in a project’s development

Question 2

project program

Answer 2

outlines the personal, political, financial and social components of a project and will always include:
1. A list of goals and objectives
2. Elements to be included in the design
3. Special requirements for the design to fulfill

Question 3

goals

Answer 3

are general statements of intent for the overall design

Question 4

objectives

Answer 4

specific statements that suggest how goals are going to be accomplished and are thus more action-oriented

Question 5

who decides the projects program

Answer 5

may be developed by the client/client’s employees, or with the assistance of consultants with programming expertise

Question 6

Program development: period of research and information gathering used to determine project outcomes, and programming studies. What is this guided by

Answer 6

*Market analyses
*Literature reviews
*User demand studies
*Stakeholder interviews/surveys
*Analysis of relevant precedents
*Client objectives (desired uses, special features, design styles)
*Project budget

Question 7

site selection must be guided by

Answer 7

*Project objectives
*Project requirements
*The general location/area/region for the desired end use

Question 8

benefits of a thorough site selection process

Answer 8

*Improved site function
* Greater convenience and access for users
*Reduced construction costs
*Reduced maintenance and operational costs
*Improved aesthetics
*Reduced environmental impacts

Question 9

seven steps of the site selection process

Answer 9

1. Determining the project objectives and requirements
   2.Establishing the site selection criteria
   3.Identifying potential sites
   4.Evaluating each potential site against the project requirements
   5.Ranking the potential sites against one another
   6.Selecting the ideal site
   7.Testing the project’s feasibility

Question 10

Urban In-Fill

Answer 10

development on unused and underutilized lands within urban areas.

Question 11

Brownfield Site

Answer 11

• any previously developed land that is not currently in use. It may be potentially contaminated, but it is not required for an area to be referred to as “brownfield.”
  -require a Phase I environmental assessment (prior to sale of the property) to determine the past and current site ownership and to identify if any activities took place that would have resulted in site contamination.
  -If the Phase I assessment identifies potential environmental contamination, Phase II study is required to determine the location and remediation of contaminants on site and to establish if future land use restrictions are required. Development of a brownfield site is therefore a (potentially) complicated process.

Question 12

Greenfield Site

Answer 12

land that is either undeveloped or is currently being used for agriculture

Question 13

advantages of developing on both brownfield and urban infill sites

Answer 13

*reducing development pressures on greenfield sites and taking advantage of existing infrastructure that likely does not exist on a Greenfield site
*Economic revitalization
*Providing housing near jobs and services
*Decreasing automobile use (i.e. less traffic, pollution, carbon emission reduction)
*Transit-oriented development and walkable neighborhoods
*Greater sense of community

Question 14

Disadvantages of developing on both brownfield and urban infill sites

Answer 14

sometimes more expensive than building on an undeveloped site, and some urban areas have strict zoning controls that discourage higher-density, mixed use development that often characterizes urban in-fill projects