WS 1 / d e s c r i p t i o n
WS Title : Doing Research with Space Syntax / Space Syntax in my PhD.
Chair: Prof. Julienne Hanson (PhD.)
This interactive, student-centred workshop will cover a range of generic issues common to most forms of Doctoral research and will specifically focus on using space syntax as part of one's PhD research. Julienne Hanson will be running the workshop.
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Responsible assistants: Bahar Baser, Gulsen Guler
This interactive, student-centred
workshop will cover a range of generic issues common to most forms of
Doctoral research. Among the topics that will be addressed are:
- What is a PhD?
- The challenges and
rewards of Doctoral research.
- The PhD process.
- Making the best
use of space syntax on your PhD.
Almost everybody experiences
problems during the course of their Ph.D. These may be academic, financial,
personal, heath-related or to do with paid employment. It is therefore
important to keep on schedule and make the best use of one’s time.
The workshop will therefore consider the role of the supervisor in keeping
the research on track, as well the role and responsibilities associated
with being a PhD student.
Obtaining a PhD is a licence
to carry out research, profess a subject and teach and supervise others,
guiding their work to a successful conclusion. It is a job of work not
a life’s work. Nevertheless, it is important to feel passionate about
your chosen research topic. It requires personal qualities as well as
academic ones, especially when the going gets tough. It also requires
a mastery of technique, and this is where using space syntax as part
of your PhD may give you a leading edge in relation to making a contribution
to knowledge, which is the defining feature of Doctoral research.
If you plan to attend this
workshop, be ready to briefly introduce yourself and your research topic
to the rest of the audience. You should also consider the important
questions or issues that you want to raise at the workshop, and be prepared
to share these with your fellow delegates.
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WS 2 / d e s c r i p t i o n
WS Title : New Development in Space Syntax Software
Chair: Alasdair Turner
This workshop will give authors the opportunity to introduce a
new generation of software programs, including Depthmap, Mindwalk,
Webmap, and for Confeego. For space syntax researchers, it will give the opportunity to
understand the range of software tools now available for configurational analysis of
spaces at all scales of the built environment. Alasdair Tuner will be running the workshop.
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Responsible assistants: H.Serdar Kaya , Mehmet Topçu
New Developments in Space
Syntax Software
This workshop is targeted at
those who have a good working knowledge of space syntax, but would like
to update their knowledge on new developments in space syntax software.
It aims to allow users to make an informed choice about which space
software is appropriate for their research. No previous knowledge of
computer techniques is necessary.
Depthmap is primarily
a computer program developed by Alasdair Turner to perform visibility
analysis of architectural and urban systems. Depthmap was first written
for the Silicon Graphics IRIX operating system as a simple isovist processing
program in 1998. Since then it has gone through several metamorphoses
and now supplies a range of configurational analyses, which come under
the umbrella, term of 'space syntax'. It is designed to run on Windows
2000 and XP operating systems. Depthmap is now free for academic use. http://www.vr.ucl.ac.uk/depthmap/
Mindwalk is a new application
to perform spatial analysis on buildings and cities over axial and continuity
maps. It is developed by Lucas Figueiredo. Mindwalk was first written in 2002
under code name “xSpace” (Axial Space). Mindwalk, version 1.0, is
now being distributed worldwide for academic and non-commercial purposes.
It runs on several platforms. http://www.mindwalk.com.br/
Webmap
is a new web-based axial analysis application. It is developed by Nick
Sheep Dalton, who wrote all the original space syntax analysis software.
Webmap answers the needs of researchers and students worldwide to have
research software for axial analysis be available in a classroom setting.
Webmap operates over the internet as a browser application, such as
Hotmail or Yahoomail, where your axial map is saved over the internet
on a central server for you to access anytime and anywhere that has
an internet connection. http://bat.vr.ucl.ac.uk/webmap/help/WebmapUsersGuide.pdf
Confeego is a suite
of new tools developed by Space Syntax Limited for use in its research
and consulting projects. It runs on PCs inside the MapInfo Professional GIS (Geographic Information System)
environment, version 6.5 or higher. The current release of Confeego
facilitates three analytical tasks: calculating point depth, calculating
integration and associated measures, and graphically exploring relationships
between spatial maps and associated statistical plots with the JMP statistical package. http://www.spacesyntax.org/software/newtools.asp
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WS 3 / d e s c r i p t i o n
WS Title : From Research To Design: Space Syntax in Architecture & Urban Practice
Chair: Dr. Kayvan Karimi
This workshop will introduce how space syntax methodology can be used
as a diagnostic and prognostic tool to inform the design process of
real life projects at different scales. Kayvan Karimi, the director of
Space Syntax Limited, will run the workshop.
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Responsible assistants: Ozlem Ozer, Meltem Erdem
From Research to Design:
space syntax in Architecture & Urban Practice
The goal of this workshop is to show
how space syntax methodology can be used in architectural and
urban consultancy. The workshop will focus on how the methodology can
be applied to real life projects of different sizes and different characters.
In the workshop the skills and techniques needed for such consultancy
will be discussed and through group discussions and practical exercises
the attendees will be invited to develop and improve their skills.
The workshop is divided into two interrelated
sessions: diagnosis and prognosis. The first session focuses
on using space syntax methodology to identify and comprehend
the most important problems and potentials involved in any architectural
or urban project. The workshop will discuss the general approach, appropriate
tools, planning for the study, conducting the work and interpreting
the results. Through a variety of different projects, the attendee will
see how the methodology has been implemented before and will have a
chance to discuss how the methodology can be applied to their own projects.
In the second session of the workshop,
the focus will shift to the ways that the analysis can shape and evaluate
the design. This will begin with exploring the very important and challenging
link between analysis and design. Then it will move towards improving
the skills to use the evidence-base thinking in designing urban and
architectural projects. In doing so, the workshop will explore the ways
the analysis influences the design from the early stages to the end.
This will include: shaping initial design concepts, testing the options,
developing further the design ideas, communicating the whole design
process with stakeholders, generating a successful scheme, evaluating
the final product and supporting it through the planning application
process.
The workshop will be supported by a large
number of examples from real life projects, but the participants are
encouraged to come to the workshop with their experience of evidence-based
design to share with others, some real life projects to discuss in detail,
and a lot of good questions to ask!
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