Category Archives: Architecture

Are streets the answer – yes, but…

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Yesterday’s launch by think tank Policy Exchange of a report calling for the removal of inner-city high rise estates and their replacement with streets is a welcome contribution to discussions about the design of future cities. The report, authored by … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Cities, Development, Economic, Future Cities, Health, Planning, Social, Space Syntax, Spatial layout, Urbanism | 4 Comments

Old Street – putting the genie back in the bottle?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

Old Street Roundabout is a heady intersection of urban movement flows: on foot, on cycles and in vehicles, including the Tube. But it is currently a mess, out of place within the surrounding network of generally convivial streets. In order … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Cities, Design, Development, Digital phenomena, Economic, Future Cities, London, Planning, Social, Spatial layout, Technology, Transportation, Urbanism | 3 Comments

Vince Cable visits Space Syntax

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Yesterday, UK Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, visited the Space Syntax London studio. Here’s a summary of the visit on Storify.

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Going to “work” is actually going to “interact”

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Why is people movement important in buildings? In a knowledge economy, the key role of buildings is the production and dissemination of new knowledge to drive innovation. Awareness leads to interaction leads to transaction. Spatial layout works with management style … Continue reading →

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Parametric Thinking & Making on Architecture and Urbanism International Conference

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Call for Abstracts It is hereby announced that the Parametric Thinking & Making on Architecture and Urbanism (PaTMAU) International Conference will be held at Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan, during 24-25 November 2012. Further information on this event will be … Continue reading →

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Quality Streetscapes Conference notes

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

My slides This first part of this presentation introduces a new approach to valuing urban design – one which allows design decisions to be embedded in real estate valuation calculations. The approach connects design to the rateable value of retail, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Conference talk, Planning, Space Syntax, Spatial modelling, Sustainability, Transportation, Urbanism | 1 Comment

Future Cities_Cities of Transaction

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Thinking about the future of cities is not a new challenge. From Christopher Wren’s plan for the post-fire rebuilding of London in 1666 to Ebenezer Howards’s Garden City concept, to Le Corbusier, to Bladerunner, human ingenuity has been tasked with … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Development, Digital phenomena, Planning, Space Syntax, Spatial modelling, Sustainability, Transportation, Urbanism | 6 Comments

Notes for AGI Conference talk: Measure, map, model, make

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

My slides Great placemaking is a process combining art and science. There is a place for both and indeed a need for both. Two problems. First, urban planning is largely an analogue discipline. Too many diagrams and watercolours. Not enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Carbon emissions, Conference talk, Development, Ecological, Economic, Environmental, Health, Performance, Planning, Social, Space Syntax, Spatial modelling, Sustainability, Transportation, Unplanned & informal settlement, Urbanism | 1 Comment

Tim Stonor appointed Visiting Professor at the Bartlett, University College London

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Press release from Space Syntax Limited Space Syntax director, Tim Stonor, has been appointed a Visiting Professor at the Bartlett, University College London. The award was made by UCL Provost, Prof Malcolm Grant. It is a title conferred upon distinguished … Continue reading →

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#SSS8 tweetroll

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Courtesy largely of Dr Kerstin Sailer @kerstinsailer, here is a #SSS8 hashtag tweetroll for the 8th International Space Syntax Symposium in Santiago de Chile… neuarchitects Ben Paul @Tim_Stonor new .net site looks great and #SSS8 sounds fascinating, plus Santiago sunshine too…it’s a win win. … Continue reading →

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Talk, Stockholm: From the city to the bedside

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

White Tengbom Team AB Hälsingegatan 47 113 31 Stockholm Sweden 7th December 2012

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Approaching large scale urban design schemes

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

On Friday I gave a presentation at a Design Council CABE event, “Inside Design Review”. My talk, “Approaching large scale urban design schemes“, sets out a framework for thinking about the complexity of major urban development proposals.

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Article 25 “On London Wall”

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Article 25 is a charity that designs, builds, and manages projects to provide better shelter wherever there is disaster, poverty, or need. Its latest event “10 X 10” is an auction of 100 architects’ drawings of the City of London. My … Continue reading →

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IBM Smart Cities, Helsinki – latest notes

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

9.50 Keynote What will the future city look like? The city of transaction How to plan a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable city The effects of the digital revolution on human behaviour patterns Tim Stonor, Architect & Urban Planner, Managing … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Carbon emissions, Design, Development, Digital phenomena, Ecology, Health, Landscape Urbanism, New Urbanism, Transportation, Urbanism | 1 Comment

Washington DC – Spatial integration analysis

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Washington DC Software: UCL Depthmap Measure: Global Choice (betweenness)

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IBM Smart Cities, Helsinki

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

19th October 2011 Tim Stonor “What will the future city look like?” View the presentation Themes to be addressed 1. How to plan a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable city. 2. Effects of the digital revolution on human behaviour patterns. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Carbon emissions, Design, Development, Digital phenomena, Ecology, Health, Landscape Urbanism, New Urbanism, Transportation, Urbanism | 1 Comment

Alasdair Turner

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

“Dear All - I have just heard that Alasdair Turner passed away last night after a long struggle with stomach cancer. The end was peaceful in the company of his wife Ozlem. He leaves Ozlem and daughter Zara and our thoughts are with … Continue reading →

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London’s riots – can architecture cause social malaise?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

My company, Space Syntax Limited, has released the first findings of a study into the 2011 London Riots. Described by Polly Curtis in The Guardian as “the most concrete evidence I think there is linking the summer’s riots to estates” … Continue reading →

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Roofing

Posted on September 17, 2011 by
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