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	Design by committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Design by committee is a wry, derogatory term referring to the style of design that sometimes results when a group of entities comes together to produce something, particularly in the absence of good leadership.
		Software products and standards designed by committee often do too many things or have parts that fit together poorly (because the entities who produced those parts were unaware of each other's requirements for a good fit).
		For example, the Mozilla Application Suite was often derided for lacking a single vision, thus allowing the software to become bloated and goal-less as code was added by too many contributors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Design_by_committee (236 words)

	Design by committee (An essay on W3C's design principles) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Design by committee (An essay on W3C's design principles)
		"Design by committee" has a bad name (specs that are a patchwork of inconsistent solutions, often redundant, and thus too big and too hard to learn), but in reality it doesn't automatically produce bad results.
		But the problems of "design by committee" still have to be avoided.
	www.w3.org /People/Bos/DesignGuide/committee.html (468 words)

	Lakewood City Schools: District Initiatives: Design Committee
		Soeder stated that the high school design plans are not as far along as the elementary designs, because of the need to take a second look at the original high school designs which, in turn, led to a need to redesign those plans.
		Members of the Design Committee were recognized and thanked at the March 21st Board of Education Meeting for all of their hard work, time and effort in designing the facilities.
		The Design Committee is inviting the community to two Open Houses to view the updated drawings for Hayes and Harrison elementary schools and both the east and west side middle schools.
	www.lakewoodcityschools.org /district/initiatives/design/des_index.htm (1624 words)

	Define design by committee - a Whatis.com definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Design by committee is a term sometimes used to describe a design that is flawed because too many people provided input.
		According to some experts, design by committee leads to overly long specifications with an overabundance of features (sometimes called feature creep) and many inconsistent and/or redundant elements.
		From the user's point of view, you must have a coherent design philosophy..." Norman believes that one reason people still have difficulty learning how to use computers, for example, is the poor results of design by committee.
	searchvb.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid8_gci874014,00.html (352 words)

	Design Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its efforts to provide for the maintenance, protection and enhancement of property values and quality of life in Sunriver.
		The Design Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Directors to ensure compliance and equity in the implementation of policies, declarations, conditions, covenants, restrictions, and other documents pertaining to the physical development of Sunriver.
		As provided in Section 8 of the Consolidated Plan the committee shall be responsible for the approval of all plans and specifications for the development of all properties placed under the jurisdiction of the SROA to ensure consistency of rules and regulations governing their use, maintenance and improvements thereon.
	www.sunriverowners.org /06_committees/design.html (721 words)

	Urban Design Indianapolis: Committee Toolbox
		This committee will be in charge of maintaining a schedule of these functions and for the promotion of these efforts.
		The committee will work with the project team to identify successful policies or recommend new or amended changes to the current policy and procedure framework of the City of Indianapolis.
		The committee will provide assistance to the project team by identifying qualities of these districts that are both positive and negative.
	www.bsu.edu /capic/urbandesign/committee/subsignup2.html (431 words)

	Standards & Practices Program Design Steering Committee Announced
		Washington, DC - The Land Trust Alliance recently established a 19-member steering committee of volunteer and professional land conservationists from around the country to guide it in designing programs to respond to new challenges to land trusts’ ability to continue and sustain their conservation work.
		Committee co-chair Larry Kueter, a Denver attorney and counsel to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, offered this comment, "after serving on the advisory team for the revisions to Land Trust Standards and Practices I know that comments from the land trust community made the standards a much better document.
		In announcing the formation of the committee, Wentworth noted that "the committee represents the breadth and depth of the land conservation community and is eager to hear from land trusts as it moves forward." The committee will provide the land trust community with an update on its work and opportunity for comment in early December.
	www.lta.org /sp/steering_announcement.htm (524 words)

	Design Review Committee Rules
		If the Design Review Committee finds that the improvements or other work were not constructed in substantial compliance with the approved plans and specifications, the Design Review Committee shall notify the owner of such noncompliance and require the owner to remedy such noncompliance within sixty (60) days from the date of notice.
		In accordance with the Design Guidelines, no more than 60% of the lot area between 10 and 20 feet from the front property line may be covered by buildings or enclosed by any fence or wall.
		Approval by the Design Review Committee of any exterior alteration, addition, or improvement by a sub-association or an owner in a sub-association shall not constitute any representation by the Design Review Committee that such alteration or addition is authorized under the sub-association governing instruments.
	www.villagesofkapolei.com /design1.htm (4827 words)

	Chesterfield County, Virginia \| Utilities - Product and Design Review Committee
		Likewise, design specifications are open for review to engineering professionals whose knowledge and experience go into the heart of any utility infrastructures.
		The committee is presented information about products and services available as well as the costs to the user.
		A formal written request must be submitted to the committee at least 60 days prior to the date of the presentation.
	www.co.chesterfield.va.us /CommunityDevelopment/Utilities/PDRC.asp (619 words)

	About ASPE - Design Standards Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Scope of committee: the development of consensus requirements for the control of hot water in a water distribution system.
		Specific design limitations should be quantified, including flow velocity, flow rates for various fixtures, and pressure limitations.
		Scope of Committee: the development of consensus requirements for the various venting methods that can be used in a plumbing system.
	www.aspe.org /About_ASPE/designstd.html (245 words)

	DOWNCITY DISTRICT DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Downcity District is an overlay zoning district designed to direct development in the downtown, to protect its historic architectural character, to encourage round-the-clock pedestrian activity, to promote the arts and entertainment, and to support residential uses.
		The DRC consists of 5 members and 2 alternates, and is authorized to conduct design review; to grant waivers for certain non-conforming uses and dimensions, and for demolition; and to grant special incentives for development that fulfills the purposes of the district.
		An application for Certificate of Design Approval or Waiver must be filed, along with documentation (photographs, drawings, specifications, etc.) to illustrate the proposed work and its impact on the property.
	www.providenceri.com /government/planning/historic/drc1.html (822 words)

	Urban Design Indianapolis: Committee Toolbox
		Handouts from previous advisory committee meetings are available for download in PDF format here.
		Advisory committee meetings are open to the public.
		Committee Updates were also provided by the Critical Connectors, Policies and Procedures, and Stable and Historic Areas subcommittees.
	www.bsu.edu /capic/urbandesign/committee.asp (85 words)

	Design Review Committee
		The Committee was created in order to assist the Planning and Zoning Commission in administering the Zoning Code.
		The advice of the Committee is intended to encourage higher quality building and site design and result in commercial development which is compatible with the character of the Town.
		Members should have professional expertise in the design and planning professions such as landscape architects or landscape designers, architects, environmental design professionals, civil engineers, along with other design professionals.
	guilfordct.virtualtownhall.net /Public_Documents/GuilfordCT_BComm/design (151 words)

	Plumas Lake Specific Plan Design Review Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors and are responsible for the approval of Design Review Applications submitted through the Community Development Department’s Planning Division.
		Design related fields include, but are not limited to, practicing architects, urban planners, landscape architects, civil engineers, and art or architectural historians.
		All meetings of the Design Review Committee are open to the public and are held in the Yuba County Government Center located at 915 8th Street in Marysville.
	www2.co.yuba.ca.us /yubacomdev/planning/specific_plans/plsp/drc (304 words)

	2005 DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Committee attempts to work within general themes established by the development's architects—and sometimes suggest new approaches—to soften or improve the visual impact of new development and to maintain consistency and harmony with the surroundings.
		In general, concerns or problem areas were pointed out to the architects or builders and they were asked to propose solutions that were acceptable to them both visually and financially.
		The Committee continues to attempt to steer the design process rather than dictate specific solutions.
	town.williston.vt.us /annrept/anndac.htm (234 words)

	Design Review Tools Committee News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An approach to ensuring such an integrated lessons learned program would be to: (a) allow the generation of potential lessons to come during design review (and other processes) and (b) to require A/E's to certify that a discipline specific "top ten" lessons learned were evaluated and applied, as appropriate, during the course of the design.
		While the current design debate on the web is how to use frames, most of the general public, and many people at the mercy of corporate information management departments are still learning how to use e-mail.
		Design review comments may be identified as potential lessons learned and submitted to for evaluation.
	www.buildersnet.org /drchecks/committee/news.htm (1485 words)

	What's new with the Freedom Tower? By Witold Rybczynski
		The current design, which is entirely the work of Childs, is far from perfect but it is the best of the three.
		Securing the base is a challenging design problem, but there are many examples of beautiful massive buildings, such as the Pantheon in Rome, or the Lincoln Memorial, so it is not an insurmountable one.
		There are two famous New York skyscrapers that had masts added to their original designs to increase their height—the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building—but in both cases, the vertical extension was integrated into the overall design.
	www.slate.com /id/2122006 (677 words)

	SMS Design Committee
		The Design Committee encourages visual improvements in the commercial corridors by rehabilitating historic buildings, encouraging supportive new construction, developing sensitive design management systems, and carrying out long-term planning that results in a safe, clean, and attractive business district.
		The mission of the SMS Design Committee is to work with the Shaw community to support commercial activity and strengthen neighborhood pride by enhancing the appearance, safety, cleanliness and historic character of the 7th and
		Use design to unify the disparate elements of the corridors.
	www.shawmainstreets.com /design.htm (196 words)

	Design Review Committee Agenda - 06/17/04
		The packet for this (and future) Design Review Committee meeting is available for review at the Berkeley Library main branch at 2090 Kittredge Street.
		Please be advised that the Committee may limit the number of speakers and the length of time allowed to each speaker (three minutes is the usual amount of time allowed).
		The public is also encouraged to submit their comments and or testimony in writing at which time it will become a part of the public record.
	www.ci.berkeley.ca.us /commissions/designreview/2004designreview/agenda/061704A17.htm (581 words)

	NC-ITE - Geometric Design Committee
		The Geometric Design Committee establishes a forum for NCITE members to share, discuss, and explore the traffic operations and safety effects of roadway design elements.
		The new committee will be considering when and where to utilize specific design elements on roadways as well as how to design them to maximize safety and operational benefits.
		The committee will also serve as a sounding board for design standards and guidelines under development by Mn/DOT.
	www.nc-ite.org /geometric.html (148 words)

	Alan Kay: The Early History of Smalltalk \| Lambda the Ultimate
		It is probably not an accident that the agglutinative languages all seem to have been instigated by committees, and the crystallization languages by a single person.
		Ada, for example, was essentially design by Ichbiah.
		A counter to this is to generate enormous disatisfaction with one's designs using the entire history of human art as a standard and goal.
	lambda-the-ultimate.org /node/view/153 (866 words)

	Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Technical Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The mission of the DFM committee is to disseminate practices, theories and computational methods dealing with all areas of design and manufacturing integration amongst the engineering community as well as to encourage the growth and recognition of the value of design and manufacturing integration.
		Committee officers are responsible for running the committee, reporting to ASME, organizing general body meetings, and electing chairs and co-chairs for various DFM committee sponsored events.
		DFM committee officers are elected in a DFM committee's general body meeting by the committee members present at that meeting.
	www.isr.umd.edu /Labs/CIM/DFM (348 words)

	San Mateo County Planning & Building Division - Coastside Design Review Committee
		The Design Review Committee was established by County ordinance to review the building plans for new development in certain unincorporated communities of the County which are zoned Design Review (DR).
		The Design Review Committee was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to ensure that new development is compatible with the physical setting of the site and the visual character of the community.
		Design Review (DR) Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 28.1) (.87mb)) which is used by the Committee to evaluate and take action on each application.
	www.co.sanmateo.ca.us /planning/dsgnRvwC.html (200 words)

	DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
		Members includes representatives of the Library staff and trustees, the School Committee, the Historical Commission, the Community Development Department, and citizens with a mix of expertise as well as a mix of long and short term involvement in the project.
		The purpose of the committee is to provide guidance and overviews, raise questions, and assist in making decisions; enabling the city and architects to achieve the best design possible for the new library.
		He asked the committee members to introduce themselves, explain why they had wanted to serve on the committee, and describe visions they have for the library.
	www.ci.cambridge.ma.us /~CPL/booksandmortar/1stmeeting.html (1290 words)

	Architectural Barrier Free-Design Committee - NHGCD
		The Architectural Barrier-Free Design (AB) Committee of the Governor's Commission on Disability is the agency which, by law (NHRSA 275-C), writes, distributes and enforces the Architectural Barrier-Free Design Code for New Hampshire - the AB Code.
		Effective October 2003, the AB Committee amended the AB Code, adopting the accessibility guidelines "Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities ANSI A117.1-1998" (from the American National Standards Institute, Inc. and the International Code Council).
		The AB Committee felt it was important to align itself with the NH State Building Code (NH RSA 155-A), which incorporates by reference the International Building Code (IBC) 2000.
	www.state.nh.us /disability/abcommittee.html (288 words)

	PND Nonprofits By Design - Storytelling and the Brand: A Thousand Words....and Loads of Pictures
		Unfortunately, writing by committee, like design by committee, often means that no single author has the authority to impose a truly inspiring vision on the group.
		In situations where writing by committee is unavoidable, identify the writer in the group whose style best matches the tone you want to achieve and then support that person as he or she works to develop the key written pieces.
		Trademark law in the United States is designed to protect the creator — as well as the consumer — of intellectual property against theft and confusion in the marketplace.
	fdncenter.org /pnd/npodesign/index.jhtml (2533 words)

	Design Review Committee Agenda - February 16, 2000
		The public is requested to speak and the Committee may ask questions of each speaker.
		Committee acts on each application by a motion, second and vote.
		However, if any interested party or Committee Member requests the opportunity to discuss a proposed Consent Item, it will be removed from that part of the agenda and taken up in the order as determined by the Chair.
	www.ci.novato.ca.us /cd/dragn/2da1600.htm (422 words)

	The Eureka Reporter - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first agenda item under review by the Design Review Committee is a request by LACO Associates to temporarily use a 10-foot-by-40-foot office trailer on property located at 21 W. Fourth St. in Eureka.
		The Design Review Committee is also considering a request by Ramada Limited to replace signage at 270 Fifth St.
		The committee meets at Eureka City Hall, 531 K St., at 2 p.m.
	www.eurekareporter.com /ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=6743 (105 words)

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