Loodin and Thufvesson studied the responses of urban development professionals to various architectural styles. They found that “Rational design based on aesthetic principles from the 1930s dominates contemporary architecture and property development, contributing to a homogenous urban landscape. The aim of this paper is to examine how professionals involved in city centre development value different architectural styles. . . . a sample of . . . city centre managers . . . indicates that city centre managers view classical architecture in terms of being better for city centres than modernist.”
Henrik Loodin and Ola Thufvesson. 2022. “Which Architectural Style Makes an Attractive Street Scape? Aesthetic Preferences Among City Centre Managers.” Journal of Urban Design, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 25-43, https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2022.2072716