抄録
Landscape Law, enacted in 2004, promotes the re-shaping of urban space by providing legal support to control the design of development projects and is highly expected. This paper, taking the pioneer case of Portland, Oregon, aims to explore the actual method of identifying design issues of proposed development projects under a legal system. The conclusions are as follows: 1) The phase of identifying design issues by municipal planner in writing staff report is critical for accessibility, creativity and efficiency in implementing design review process. 2) Crafting design guidelines which has flexibility respecting designer's creativity and concreteness make it possible to identify the problem is important.
