Isovists and the metrics of architectural space
Benedikt, Michael and McElhinney, Sam (2019) Isovists and the metrics of architectural space. ACSA 2019 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
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Joel Lamere’s prompt for this session of the 2019 ACSA Conference asks whether there are metrics other than the calculus of curved surfaces for making architecture. There are, and isovist theory provides a family of them. Developed continuously since 1979, isovist theory (and its ‘cousin,’ space syntax) has accumulated a considerable literature. With advances in computing power and coding techniques, isovist theory is poised to enter both design and design research processes fluidly and in a visually arresting way. This paper reviews the basics of isovist theory, discusses the software application ISOVIST, and concludes by discussing how isovists and isovist fields represent a new approach to deploying geometry’s experiential/relational power, to “metricising” architectural space, and to understanding what space is.
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