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{{Short description|Theories in architecture and urban planning}}
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[[File:Space syntax - Global Integration - Brasilia.svg|thumb|Map of axial lines in [[Brasília]]. The colours show the global integration of the different streets, measuring the accessibility of a topological line for the entire system according to the spatial analysis of the space syntax. Created with Mindwalk 1.0]]
'''Space syntax''' is a set of theories and techniques for the analysis of spatial configurations. It was conceived by [[Bill Hillier]], [[Julienne Hanson]], and colleagues at [[The Bartlett]], [[University College London]] in the late 1970s to early 1980s to develop insights into the mutually constructive relation between society and space.<ref name="hillier1989">{{Cite book| last1 = Hillier| first1 = Bill| last2 = Hanson| first2 = Julienne| title = The social logic of space| year = 1989| publisher = Cambridge University Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal| last1 = Hillier| first1 = Bill| last2 = Leaman| first2 = Adrian| last3 = Stansall| first3 = Paul| last4 = Bedford| first4 = Michael| title = Space syntax| journal = Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design| volume = 3| issue = 2| pages = 147–185| year = 1976| publisher = SAGE Publications| location = London, England| doi = 10.1068/b030147| bibcode = 1976EnPlB...3..147H| s2cid = 220298526}}</ref> As space syntax has evolved, certain measures have been found to correlate with human spatial behaviour, and space syntax has thus come to be used to forecast likely effects of architectural and urban space on users.<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Akkelies van Nes |author2=Claudia Yamu |year=2021 |title=Introduction to Space Syntax in Urban Studies |publisher=Springer |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-59140-3|isbn=978-3-030-59139-7 |s2cid=226459109 }}</ref>