Design quality indicators: Work in progress

Building Research and Information

Volumn , Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-398

  Whyte, Jennifer K ^a   Gann, David M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Design quality; Design research; Indicators; Performance measurement; UK

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; USER INTERFACES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DESIGN QUALITY INDICATORS; INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED INTERFACE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0141717850     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961321032000107537     Document Type: Article

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