Dear Laura, Professor Bill, Paul,

Following the already traditional mistake of sending a personal e-mail
to the list, thanks all for the references.

They are exactly what I was looking for. In particular, I had
forgotten Martin and cia's fantastic work on density of urban squares
and urban form, which is a valuable source. To be honest, I did not
know even where to begin, because there is whole world of urban
morphology that I do not know - it seems to be fragmented everywhere
without creating a more consistent research field.

Best Regards,
Lucas


2008/10/10 Paul Osmond <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi Lucas,
>
> In relation to urban squares in particular (and urban open space in general)
> I would suggest another useful resource is the work of Jacques Teller on
> "spherical projection" - see for example:
>
>
> Teller, J. (2003) "A spherical metric for the field-oriented analysis of
> complex urban open spaces", Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design,
> 30, 339-356.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Osmond
> Environment Unit
> University of New South Wales
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Vaughan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 5:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [SPACESYNTAX] SV: [SPACESYNTAX] Morphological or
> Configurational Studies of Plots / Urban Squares
>
>
> Dear Lucas,
>
> Fortunately for those of us not as fluent in French as we might wish,
> Panerai has co-authored an important book on the subject in English:
>
> Samuels, I., Panerai, P., Castex, J. and Depaule, J. C. (2004) Urban Forms:
> The Death and Life of the Urban Block. London: Architectural Press.
>
> Other texts of relevance are:
>
> Jiang, P. and Peponis, J. (2005) Historic and Emerging Urban Centers in the
> Metropolitan Atlanta Region: Spatial dynamics and Morphogenesis. Fifth
> International Space Syntax Symposium, Delft, 283-295.
>
> Martin, L. (2000) The grid as generator (with an introduction by Peter
> Hall), Architectural Research Quarterly, 4, 309-321.
>
> Siksna, A. (1998) 'City Centre Blocks and their Evolution: A Comparative
> Study of Eight American and Australian CBDs' Journal of Urban Design, 3,
> 253-284.
>
> Whitehand, J. and Larkham, P. J. (1992) The Urban Landscape: Issues and
> Perspectives in Urban Landscapes: international perspectives (Eds,
> Whitehand, J. and Larkham, P. J.). London and New York: Routledge, 1-19.
>
> Laura
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Professor Bill Hillier [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 09 October 2008 10:03
> Subject: Re: SV: [SPACESYNTAX] Morphological or Configurational Studies of
> Plots / Urban Squares
>
> The main body of work on the plot is in French and the key name is Philippe
> Panerai. La parcelle, or plot, has been the main theme in French urban
> morphology. You must also be aware of course of Conzen and Whitehand, and
> the journal 'Urban Morphology', where is is often a key theme. Some Googling
> to be done ! 'Parcelle' may be the key word. - Bill
>
> At 09:27 09/10/2008, you wrote:
>>
>> Dear Lucas,
>>
>> when it comes to the analysis of the configuration of plots this has
>> been a central interest for me for a long time and I am most interested
>> in whatever you are aiming at. My work is best summarized in my paper
>> to the last
>> symposium:
>>
>> http://www.spacesyntaxistanbul.itu.edu.tr/papers/longpapers/005%20-%20M
>> arcus
>> .pdf
>>
>> I also know that John Peponis has done work in this direction.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Lars Marcus
>>
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>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> I was wondering if someone could recommend me any studies on the
>> morphology (or configuration) of plots or urban squares (rather than
>> lines or internal spaces in buildings). I am aware of Kruger's work,
>> but I am also interested in any quantitative/morphological approach,
>> such as measuring the perimeter or area of plots, density and so on.
>>
>> Any paper using the concept of "interface maps" (entrance of buildings
>> connected to streets) would be also useful.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> --
>> Lucas Figueiredo
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Lucas Figueiredo