Space and spatiality: What the built environment needs from social theory

Building Research and Information

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-230

  Hillier, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built environment; Conceptual frameworks; Design; Planning; Social theory; Space syntax; Spatial configuration; Spatial theory; Spatiality paradigm; Theory building

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; SOCIAL THEORY; SPACE SYNTAX; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; SPATIAL THEORY; SPATIALITY PARADIGM; THEORY-BUILDING;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 42149188878     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210801928073     Document Type: Article

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