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Tim StonorSpace, power, value The importance of spatial networks in the creation of urban wealth

Moscow Urban ForumSpace Syntax © 2012

Suppressed movement economy.

Enhanced movement economy.

Main street, mixing global & local movement.

Fast highways, separating global & local movement.

Urban challenge #1 Fast highways replacing main streets



Urban challenge #2 The rise of fragmenting urban design© Stoss



© Google

What do cities look like?



What do cities look like? Cities are continuously connected network of outward facing buildings



Trafalgar Square, London 拉法加广场



The continuously connected city The largest object of human creation

A natural asset with enormous intrinsic value

Transaction machine



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Measuring urban performance Spatial Accessibility Analysis

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Spatial Accessibility A fundamental property of the city

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Tim StonorFuture city The city of transaction

Tsinghua University, BeijingSpace Syntax © 2012



Spatial masterplanning Designing the geometry of the grid



Alternative layout - disconnected Spatial Accessibility score = 35

Proposed layout - integratedSpatial Accessibility score = 75

Proposed layout Alternative layout 　 Difference 　IRR 18% 15% 3%

NPV £1.0 billion £665 million £335 million

Urban performance modelling Urban Value



London 2012 Olympic Park Connecting to the wider city



Science-based technology

Human-focused common sense

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