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Space Syntax Meets Peter Eisenman: Designing the Beijing East Rail Station at Tongzhou

Zhu, Dan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243005557

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2009, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
In the design of a commuter rail station at Tongzhou (near Beijing,China), it is highly relevant to consider the theory of “Space Syntax” for the purpose of designing a physical space that would enhance the experience of the estimated 45,000 passengers who will use this station daily. Space Syntax, as defined by Hillier and Hanson, is a process of breaking spaces down into components, analyzing the networks connecting these components, and using maps and graphs to describe the relative connectivity (“permeability”) and integration of these spaces. The design process used here recognizes that many of the theories referred to above are originally conceived of as two-dimensional analytical tools. In order to use them in the design of a rail station, it is necessary to develop a design process that incorporates their diagramatic presentations but extends them into three-dimensional spatial manipulations. The process outlined here extends the approach adopted by Peter Eisenman, making use of many of his operations on diagrams through successive superimpositions. The final building form results from the sculpting effects of both interior and exterior forces applied on it, while the transit functions are assigned.
Tom Bible (Committee Chair)
Gerald Larson (Committee Co-Chair)
100 p.
Architecture
rail station; space syntax; peter eisenman; diagram

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  • Zhu, D. (2009). Space Syntax Meets Peter Eisenman: Designing the Beijing East Rail Station at Tongzhou [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243005557

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zhu, Dan. Space Syntax Meets Peter Eisenman: Designing the Beijing East Rail Station at Tongzhou. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243005557.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zhu, Dan. "Space Syntax Meets Peter Eisenman: Designing the Beijing East Rail Station at Tongzhou." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243005557

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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