THE REGULARITY OF URBAN PATTERNS: SPATIAL SYNTAX AS A STRATEGY FOR READING OF OLINDA AND BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.24220/2318-0919v0n16a1456Keywords:
Brasília, Spatial configuration, Form-space, Olinda, Spatial patternsAbstract
This research investigates the configurational approach based on the theory of social logic of Space (Space Syntax), exploring the performance of public spaces in two Brazilian scenarios — Olinda and Brasília —, which highlights the urban knowledge developed in the country. The former, of from colonial origin, represents the settlements associated with Portuguese savoir faire (urban grid adapted to the natural features); and the latter, the Federal Capital, is an icon of the functionalist modern design. By means of the selected variables — compactness, integration, connectivity, intelligibility, synergy and isovists —, the aim is to answer two research questions: how does space appropriation occur in the two contexts and which relationships are identified between the activities and the spaces that shelter them?
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