ABSTRACT

This article seeks to broaden theoretical and methodological approaches to urban aesthetics by introducing the sociology of (e)valuation and Q-sort methodology. In explaining which elements of urban design matter and to whom, existing research deploys concepts such as cultural capital and taste. The article proposes an alternative perspective, which focuses on individuals’ critical capacities to judge and qualify the built environment. The analysis shifts focus from studying taste to studying valuation. The findings expand the idea of aesthetic value as something not divorced from social order, but rather reflective of its complexity.

中文翻译：

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丑与丑：定义建筑中的价值和政治

摘要

本文试图通过引入（e）评估的社会学和 Q 排序方法来拓宽城市美学的理论和方法论方法。在解释城市设计的哪些要素以及对谁重要时，现有研究采用了文化资本和品味等概念。这篇文章提出了另一种观点，它侧重于个人判断和限定建筑环境的关键能力。分析的重点从研究品味转移到研究估值。这些发现将审美价值的概念扩展为与社会秩序无关的事物，而是反映了其复杂性。