On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:33:11 +0100, Professor Bill Hillier
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>Yes, continuity lines are very interestng objects, but we mustn't
>forget that segment angular analysis, which 'finds' straight lines as
>well as distinguishing the degree of angular change in linearity it
>now the standard way of doing syntactic analysis of urban networks.
Dear Bill,
I hope you forgive my curiosity, but how did you reach the conclusion that
segment angular analysis is "now the standard way of doing syntactic
analysis of urban networks"?
Are there any (highly) quoted papers on this issue which the rest of us
are not aware of?
Thanks,
Rui
>
>That said, in some aspects of the analytic theory the lines are
>fighting back ! More soon. - Bill
>
>>Anzir,
>>
>>I agree that the "straightening" procedure is artificial. You might
>>have a look in the "continuity lines" model, which accepts sinuous and
>>curved paths as "unobstructed lines of movement":
>>
>>http://www.mindwalk.com.br/papers/
>>Figueiredo, L., Amorim, L., 2005, "Continuity lines in the axial
>>system", in Proceedings of the Fifth Space Syntax International
>>Symposium, Delft University of Technology, Delft.
>>
>>When you gave up of fragmenting the street network in axial lines, the
>>maps get naturally more intelligible.
>>
>>On 10/07/06, Anzir Boodoo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>In addition, on a practical level, there is a tension between "line
>>>of sight" and "straight lines". I note that in many historic city
>>>centres (and indeed even in some New Towns like Bracknell) there
>>>seems to be no necessity in having continuous "straight lines" in
>>>order to maintain intelligibility, as long as there is a clear "line
>>>of sight" from one junction/node to the next. Again, looking at
>>>Bracknell, there is seemingly unnecessary artificial straightening of
>>>streets, even the High Street, which has had its line for about 900
>>>years, is deemed to be "not quite straight enough".
>>
>>Regards,
>>Lucas Figueiredo
>>
>>CASA - Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
>>University College London
>>1-19 Torrington Place
>>London WC1E 7HB England
>>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>Mindwalk
>>http://www.mindwalk.com.br
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