Survey of the Building Design Professions' Attitudes to the Policy on Architecture

ANNEX 6: TOPLINE RESULTS

Attitudes towards Architectural Design
Topline Results

Results are based on a telephone survey of 500 building and design professionals conducted from 3 ^rd - 24 ^th November 2004.
An asterisk (*) indicates a percentage of less that 0.5% but greater than zero. Where percentages do not add up to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses, or the exclusion of don't know categories.
Base is all (500) unless stated

Screening Questions

Q1 Can I just start by checking that you work in {industry/sector}?

	%
Yes	100
No	0	CLOSE

Q2 How much would you say your role influences the design of buildings or public spaces? Would you say…

	%
A great deal	59
To some extent	41
Very little	0	CLOSE
Not at all	0	CLOSE

Q3 How would you describe your role?

TOP 6 Mentions

	%
Principal architect	19
Senior partner/partner	15
Director	13
Owner/my firm	13
Designer	11
Principal	7

Main Survey

Q4 How would you rate the current standards of design in Scotland for …

	Very good	Fairly good	Neither	Fairly poor	Very poor	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Greenfield housing developments	3	18	22	30	25	2
Brownfield housing developments/conversions	5	39	34	15	4	2
New industrial, office or retail development	3	36	36	17	5	3
New public spaces	5	38	34	15	4	4
New public buildings like schools and hospitals	2	32	29	28	6	3

Q5. Are you aware of any of the following publications …

	Yes	No
	%	%
A Policy on Architecture for Scotland: Scottish Executive	60	40
Designing Places: A Policy Statement for Scotland: Scottish Executive	53	47
Scottish Planning Policy ( SPP1): The Planning System	76	24
PAN 67 Housing Quality	55	45
PAN 68 Design Statements	51	49

Q6. What impact, if any, has … had on your own work? Has it had …

	Significant positive impact	Some positive impact	No impact	Some negative impact	Significant negative impact	DK
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Base: All who are aware of each publication							Base
A Policy on Architecture for Scotland: Scottish Executive	7	35	54	2	1	1	(298)
Designing Places: A Policy Statement for Scotland: Scottish Executive	9	46	40	3	0	2	(266)
Scottish Planning Policy ( SPP1): The Planning System	12	30	37	13	7	2	(382)
PAN 67 Housing Quality	9	44	43	2	*	2	(274)
PAN 68 Design Statements	11	44	40	2	0	3	(255)

Q7. I am now going to read out a list of some of the elements of the Scottish Executive's policy on architecture, and I would like you to tell me how important or unimportant you think each one is.

	Very important	Fairly important	Not very important	Not at all important	Don't know
	%	%	%	%	%
Campaigning for better quality buildings and the built environment	73	23	2	1	1
To encourage debate on the role of architecture in national and local life	47	43	8	2	1
Increasing public awareness and appreciation of good design in buildings and the built environment	68	27	3	1	*
Working with schools to make young people more aware of the built environment	61	30	6	2	1
To promote Scottish architecture at home and abroad	51	36	9	3	1
To encourage greater interest and community involvement in matters affecting the local built environments	51	40	6	2	1
To lead by example in the work they commission	76	19	3	1	1

Q8. Have you heard of …
ASK Q9 FOR EACH CODED YES AT Q8
Q9. Have you visited…

	Aware (Q8)		Visited (Q9)
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Base
	%	%	%	%
The Lighthouse	95	5	70	30	(474)
Scottisharchitecture.com	50	50	51	49	(252)
Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland	97	3	n/a	n/a
Architecture and Design Scotland	48	52	n/a	n/a
CABE	68	32	n/a	n/a

Q10. Overall, what do you think are the two or three most important changes that need to be made to improve the quality of design in Scotland?

TOP MENTIONS	%
Increased awareness/more public awareness	18
Understanding the importance of good design/built environment	17
Changes in planning system/legislation/control	14
Education/training the public	13
More/better qualified/trained skills needed	13
Need more/better funding/investments	13
Promotion of good design/architecture	11

Q11. Thinking specifically about your own work, how important or unimportant would each of the following be in improving the quality of design?

	Very important	Fairly important	Not very important	Not at all important	Don't know
	%	%	%	%	%
Design competitions	19	37	26	17	1
Design awards	21	44	24	9	1
Education in design	65	28	4	2	*
Changes to planning system	60	27	8	3	3
Changes to building regulations	31	34	22	8	5
Changes to public procurement rules	45	28	13	7	8
Education for commissioning clients	54	34	8	3	2
Information on the role of other professions in the built environment	30	44	19	5	1

Demographics

Q12. Can I just check, is {organisation} a public of private sector organisation?

	%
Public sector	16
Private sector	82
Don't know	*
Not stated	1

Q13. How many people work in your office or department?

	%
Single individual	14
2-10	45
10+	40
Don't know	*

Q14. Would you describe the people you work with as…

	%
Mainly working in the same profession as you	70
Working in a range of built environment professions	30

Q15. How would you describe the type of work that {organisation} does. Is it mainly concerned with…

	%
Residential development	84
Residential alterations/extensions	73
Commercial or industrial development	72
Office or retail development	65
Master planning	52
Public buildings like schools or hospitals	46
Developing/designing public spaces	45
Tourism/leisure	2
Hotels/restaurants	1
Heritage/historic/listed buildings/landscapes	1
Environmental impact assessment/improvements	1
Regeneration/refurbishment	1
Deals with planning applications/appeals/enquiries	1
Health/medical	1
Other	2

Gender

	%
Male	90
Female	10

Industry

	%
Architects	58
Surveyors	10
Planners	16
Landscape Architects	8
Structural Engineers	2
Developers	6

Page updated: Friday, July 01, 2005

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