Conference paper (2022-08-12) proposing a novel computational method—'isovist-waves'—to map potential ‘aha moment’ locations in built environments. The method stochastically seeds isovists from many origin points, recursively samples occluding edges to grow waves, and records when new isovists reconnect previously separate wavefronts (termed ‘connective leaps’). By aggregating many waves the authors produce spatial intensity fields that indicate regions with high likelihood and significance of connective leaps. They apply the method to three case studies (Barcelona Pavilion, Beheer Centraal Offices, Hillier urban fragment), compare results to space-syntax concepts (intelligibility, revelation, e-/s-partitions), and discuss limitations and directions for empirical validation.
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2022-08-12
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000594108
Proceedings of the 13th Space Syntax Symposium (Bergen) / BXS Proceedings of the 13th Space Syntax Symposium
Sam McElhinney; Ruth Conroy Dalton; Nicholas Dalton; Panagiotis Mavros (ORCID for Mavros provided)
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