Zhand, Sepehr;
Simons, Gareth;
Karimi, kayvan;
(2024)
Scaling-Up Space Syntax.
In:
Proceedings of the 14th International Space Syntax Symposium.
(pp. pp. 2507-2531).
University of Cyprus
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Abstract
In the late 1970s, Space Syntax emerged as a way of understanding the built environment as a set of relations between spatial arrangements and overarching social, economic, and political processes. This understanding arose at a time when traditional modes of thinking on architecture and cities had been supplanted by modernist ideologies and the limitations of reductionist models of buildings and cities were becoming evident. The discourse of space syntax showed that analytical approaches to design and planning could not only identify problematic instances of realized projects but could also be applied to assess prospective design and planning programmes. Despite technological advancements, the adoption of space syntax has largely remained confined to academia and specialized firms, limited by the complexity required to implement these theories and the financial overheads of integrating advanced analytical processes. This paper considers the emergence of Evidence-Based Design and Planning (EBDP) as a framework which potentially aids the adoption and scaling of analytical approaches – including Space Syntax – to the design and planning field more generally. We provide a brief overview of perspectives on EBDP, introduce examples of evidence in both procedural and scientific forms, and review the quickly evolving ecosystem of open data sources and computational toolsets that are increasingly available. Maturing EBDP analytic toolsets and design methodologies are increasingly capable of overcoming technical and financial hurdles which historically hindered adoption of analytical approaches, therefore enhancing the applicability and scalability of evidence informed analytical approaches in urban design and planning. However, whereas such methods are increasingly powerful, accessible, and generalisable, challenges to their adoption remain.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Scaling-Up Space Syntax |
| Event: | 14th International Space Syntax Symposium |
| Location: | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Dates: | 24th-28th June 2024 |
| ISBN-13: | 979-12-5669-032-9 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.36158/9791256690329110 |
| Publisher version: | https://www.tabedizioni.it/shop/product/space-synt... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Authors 2025. Original content in this paper is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
| Keywords: | Evidence-Based Design and Planning (EBDP), Space Syntax, Spatial Analysis, Open Data |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204011 |
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