Dear all,

About seven months ago I sent you the call for papers for the 3rd
international symposium on space syntax. Since then, Jean Wineman and I
have placed small announcements relating to this call in various
newsletters here in the US, and these should soon start surfacing. However,
I thought it best to remind you of the call and the deadlines, so I am
sending the call out again. Please make sure that the call reaches any
individual you think should get it. I will separately send the call to
anyone who writes to me and asks for symposium information.

In the intervening months, some progress has been made in organizing the
conference. The steering committee anticipate that there will be four
interface sessions bringing together people working more closely with
"space syntax" and people working in related fields of inquiry and design.
We will have sessions on "architecture and space today", "morphology and
design", "spatial cognition and intelligibility" and "society and space
today". A promising list of invited speakers is shaping up, and I hope to
be able to confirm and announce the invited speakers early in the fall of
2000.

So, all seems to be developing rather well, and we are looking forward to
receiving the best papers ever. Come September 2000, we have to get the
refereeing committee busy...

Needless to say we will very strictly enforce the deadlines mentioned in
this call. I think it is fair to all that we should get the best possible
quality of conference proceedings, so that our efforts get the best
possible dissemination at and after the conference. This means that we will
not have much flexibility with late submissions. Also, remember that this
time we will be refereeing full papers, to avoid situations where abstracts
do not give an accurate impression of the work.

With best regards,

John Peponis








CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE 3rd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE SYNTAX


The 3rd International Symposium on Space Syntax will be held in Atlanta,
USA, during the week 7 - 11 May 2001 and will be hosted by the College of
Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology. The aim of the symposium is
to bring together the scholars, researchers and designers in many countries
who are currently working on space syntax and related methods, to make and
hear presentations of recent work, take part in discussions of theoretical
and methodological issues, and explore directions for future inquiry.

Space syntax is a theory and method for the description of built space,
originally proposed by Professor Bill Hillier and his colleagues at
University College London. Space syntax has been used to treat spatial
configuration as an independent variable in a variety of studies of the
social functions, cultural significance and behavioral implications of
built space, in contemporary and historical contexts. Space syntax has also
been used to explore, evaluate and predict the likely effects of design
alternatives. Finally, space syntax is increasingly being used to study
design styles and the intelligibility of spatial form from the point of
view of the situated occupant and the designer alike. Thus, "space syntax"
has come to interact with a variety of fields of inquiry and to support a
plurality of theoretical developments. This is clearly documented in a
cumulative record of publications, but has also been amply demonstrated by
the breadth and depth of contributions at both the 1st and the 2nd
International Space Syntax Symposia, held in London - 1997 and in Brasilia
- 1999 respectively (see <http://www.spacesyntax.com> and also <http://
www.unb.br/fau/eventos/2sss.htm>).

The 3rd International Symposium will build on the success of the two
preceding events in several ways. For example, we will engage the interface
between "space syntax" and some related disciplines and fields of inquiry
by organizing special plenary sessions for the presentation of invited
papers. Also, we will give greater prominence to the discussion of
architectural design and the manner in which practicing architects think of
space. However, the backbone of the symposium will be constituted through
the usual process of submission, refereeing and acceptance of papers.

The International Steering Committee for the Symposium is now issuing this
call for material to be presented at the conference, under three
categories:
a) Short papers with posters;
b) Software, computation, representation;
c) Papers.

As with the previous symposia, papers may deal with Modern Architecture and
Urban Design, Urban Analysis, Complex Buildings, Domestic Space,
Applications in other Fields, Applications in Design, and Theoretical or
Methodological Developments.

The International Steering Committee for the 3rd International Symposium:

Professor Bill Hillier, University College London, UK (Chairman)
Margarita Greene, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Dr. Julienne Hanson, University College London, UK
Dr. Frederico de Holanda, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Professor Bjorn Klarqvist, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Dr. Romulo Krafta, Universidade de Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dr. Mario Kruger, Universidade Coimbra, Portugal
Mark David Major, University College London, UCL, (Secretariat)
Dr Circe Gama Monterio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Alan Penn, University College London, UK
Dr. John Peponis, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Executive
Vice-chairman and Co-organizer)
Dr. Stephen Read, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Tim Stonor, Space Syntax Laboratory, University College London, UK
Dr. Jean Wineman, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Executive
Vice-chairman and Co-organizer)

The International Refereeing Committee for the 3rd International Space
Syntax Symposium

Professor Bill Hillier, University College London, UK (Chairman)
Professor Mike Batty, University College London, UK
Professor P S Brandon, University of Salford, UK
Professor Richard Burdett, LSE, UK
Dr. Yoon Kyong Choi, Chungang University, Korea
Dr. Frederico de Holanda, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Dr. Romulo Krafta, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dr. Mario Kruger, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Professor Lionel March, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Professor Thomas Markus, Emeritus Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK
Dr. Circe Gama Monterio, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Alan Penn, University College London, UK
Dr. John Peponis, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Executive
Vice-chairman)
Professor Phil Steadman, University College London, UK
Dr. Jean Wineman, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Short papers with poster presentations.

Poster presentations of research, scholarship and design inquiry will form
a major part of the 3rd International Symposium, to allow participants to
discuss a wider range of inquiries in a formal as well as an informal
manner and to encourage the fermentation of research programs and
initiatives. To reflect the importance that will be given to poster
presentations, every poster will be associated with a short paper that will
be published in the conference proceedings.

Refereeing will be based on the submission of such short papers. These
should normally be about 1500 words, including abstracts of no more than
200 words, but not including references. Short papers should under no
circumstances exceed 2000 words. Illustrations and diagrams should be such
that they could fit, without loss of necessary detail, in at most two A4
pages. However, each diagram and illustration should be presented on a
separate sheet at the time of submission. The composition of the final
pages is the responsibility of the editors of the proceedings.

After the referees have selected the best papers, formatting guidelines
will be issued regarding the final short papers to be printed in the
proceedings as well as the posters to be presented at the conference.
Posters will be presented directly at the conference, provided that they
comply with the dimensional and format guidelines that will be issued when
successful submissions have been identified.

Computation, representation and software

The creation and use of appropriate software has been essential to the
growth of "space syntax" research, scholarship and inquiry. Furthermore,
the creation of software brings into sharp focus the methodological and
computational foundations of "space syntax". In accordance with this, we
expect to devote a session to the presentation and discussion of
methodological developments linked to the production of software, whether
completed or in progress. Thus, we call for papers that discuss the
computational foundations, the modeling techniques and the graphic
representations of spatial configuration that are associated with "space
syntax". Priority will be given to papers that are linked to operational
software.

As a first step, papers should be submitted for refereeing. The length of
these papers can vary between 1500 and 3000 words depending on the content
and the extent to which they present new software implementations of
existing methodologies, or new methodological and theoretical developments
illustrated by examples. Abstracts up to 200 words should also be included.
Where the papers are related to operational software, a concise appendix
should be provided that demonstrates the main features of the software
through illustrations (screen captures) and appropriate captions, unless
such information can either be found on a web address provided by the
authors, or is included within the main body of the paper. The operation of
software will be presented directly at the conference, subject to
guidelines that will be issued to successful authors.

Papers

Papers intended for full presentation may address any topic consistent with
the themes of the symposium and may be 3000 - 5000 words in length. An
abstract up to 200 words should be included. Each table and illustration
should be provided on a separate page. Guidelines for the submission of
final papers will be issued around that time. Some of the successful papers
will be presented at a plenary session, while others will be presented in
parallel sessions organized by theme as appropriate. The decision regarding
presentation in plenary or parallel sessions will depend upon the overall
number of papers received, their quality, and the emergence of shared
themes.

All submissions to the 3rd International Space Syntax Symposium should be
sent to:

Dr. John Peponis
College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta Georgia 30332-0155
USA

The deadline for the submission of all categories of papers is September 1,
2000. Final editing of papers in all categories will be due by early
December by those authors whose work has been positively reviewed by the
International Refereeing Committee.

Papers should be submitted in triplicate. For the first stage, hard copies
are required and papers must be self-contained. However, authors may refer
to illustrative or supportive material that may be available on the
internet. The format for electronic versions of the papers will be
distributed to those whose paper will be accepted by the refereeing
committee. The names of the authors, their e-mail address, their postal
address, telephone numbers and institutional affiliations must be indicated
on a separate front page. In all cases the first author will be treated as
the "contact person" for the paper. The first page of the paper proper
should include the title and the abstract but no other information that may
reveal the identity of the authors.

Authors must clearly indicate for which of the above three categories of
presentation they intend their submission. Please notify us that you have
sent one or several submissions at the following e-mail address:
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404-8941629, indicating your name, institutional affiliation and contact
address. We will then be able to acknowledge the receipt of your material
or alert you if your material appears to be unduly delayed.

Inquiries related to this call should be addressed to
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On behalf of the International Steering Committee

John Peponis and Jean Wineman
Co-organizers
3rd International Symposium on Space Syntax

College of Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0155


NOTE: This call can be found at http://www.arch.gatech.edu/~3sss