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This module provides a well-defined methodology for the description and analysis of form-function relations in architecture at all scales from the individual dwelling to the urban regions. It introduces 鈥榮pace syntax鈥� research methods aimed at investigating spatial morphology and its social implications by a practical, hands-on programme of lectures and workshops, supported by a wide range of specialist learning materials.
The emphasis is on space syntax as an innovative paradigm of evidence-based enquiry in which students learn how to experiment and test spatial hypotheses and think strategically about the role of spatial configuration in the design process and in relation to pressing questions such as the sustainability of the built environment. A series of lectures based on case-study examples will showcase how these methods have been deployed in architectural practice. The curriculum combines grounded qualitative methods with quantitative descriptive methods of spatial and configurational analysis and observation, to answer specific questions relating to the built environment. Research methods from allied disciplines, such as GIS, social anthropology and sociology are also introduced.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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