Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett UCL space syntax

Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL space syntax analysis for public pervasive systems irene lopez de vallejo, ava fatah, alan penn 3 rd uk-ubinet workshop session b: ubiquitous computing, urban design and architecture

built environment and ubicomp Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL invisible embedded everywhere disappearing concept of space integral to the development and deployment of ubicomp

built environment and ubicomp Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL • requires a new way of thinking about the design and use of ubicomp systems • urban areas greatest opportunities and strongest needs • no fundamental theory, methods for designing pervasive systems as integral elements of the urban landscape

space syntax, cities and ubicomp Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL • cities and buildings are never simply the inert background of our material existence • urban areas are independent entities with a life of their own • built environment reproduces social relations and structures or generates new social relationships and structures

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL research objectives • to develop a methodology, design principles and techniques for designing city -scale pervasive systems as integral facets of urban design • to address the challenges presented by the implementation, deployment, use and evaluation of pervasive systems (long-term, city-scale)

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL specific research objectives • to understand the nature of the city and of its relationship with society • to understand the role of urban heritage in the construction of society and social structures • to understand the complex relationship between pervasive technologies, urban space and society • to investigate the impact of the deployment on heritage and on local people’s and visitors’ use of and relationship with space

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL to understand the nature of the city and of its relationship with society • empirical observations Passenger Flows - Observation study of existing passenger activity, Victoria Station, London

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL to understand the nature of the city and of its relationship with society • social mapping • pervasive technologies mapping Bath, City centre

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL to understand the nature of the city and of its relationship with society • spatial analysis • agent simulations 'Spatial integration' analysis of urban context Visual field analysis

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL the role of urban heritage in the construction of society and social structures • • social construction of heritage social experience of the City Bath, City centre

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL to understand relationship between pervasive technologies, urban space and society http: //www. urban-atmospheres. net/ • art installations http: //urbantapestries. net/

space syntax analysis Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL to investigate the impact of the deployment on heritage and on local people’s and visitors’ use of and relationship with space • revisiting initial research Current Pedestrian Activity in Trafalgar Square, from observation study. (red dots – stationary pedestrians; blue lines – walking)

conclusions Space Syntax Laboratory The Bartlett, UCL • multidisciplinary approach • provide a better understanding of the built environment – interface for social relations and ubicomp technologies – configurations of spaces, technologies and people • design ubicomp systems as integral parts of the urban landscape

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