The Social Logic of Space

ISBN-13: 9780521367844 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 296 str.

Bill Hillier; Julienne Hanson

Opis

Based on a new way of describing and analyzing the kinds of spatial patterns produced by buildings and towns, this study presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The authors examine what it is about different types of societies that leads them to adopt different spatial forms and from this general theory they outline a "pathology of modern urbanism" in today's social context.

Recenzje

'My welcoming of this long-awaited book has at least two sources. First, it is a big step in attempts to develop a truly theoretical discourse on built form, and secondly, it represents a substantial groundwork towards an intelligent understanding of the social nature of binding and urban spaces. The incredible shallowness of much of design criticism can and should now be tackled with a much richer tool box than before.' Design Research

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; 1. The problem of space; 2. The logic of space; 3. The analysis of settlement layouts; 4. Bindings and their genotypes; 5. The elementary building and its transformations; 6. the spatial logic of arrangements; 7. The spatial logic of encounters: a computer-aided thought experiment; 8. Societies as spatial systems; Postscript; Notes; Index.