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Isovist

In geometry, an isovist is the volume of space visible from a given point in space, together with a specification of the location of that point. It is a geometric concept coined by Clifford Tandy in 1967 and further refined by the architect Michael Benedikt.

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Isovist

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples238
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Isovist

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related to References · 97
Isovist → American Buildings, An Examination, Analyse Prospect-Refuge Theory, Anchor Books, And, Approach, Architectural, Architecture, Arts, Atmodiwirjo, Batty, Behaviour, Benedikt, Berlin, Boston, Bregt, Brown, CGP/v03i01/37369Ostwald, Constructed Environment, Crime
related to External links · 32
Isovist → Analyst, AND UTILITY OF, August, Belgique, Bonn, CITY MODELS, FAVIER, France, Germany, In, In GISRUK, International Symposium, JOLIVEAU, Liège, Nantes, NET, New Algorithm, October, Portsmouth, Sageo
related to Urban areas · 14
Isovist → Arnold Bregt, As, Bregt, Brown, Gerg Weitkamp, In, Kaplan, Lammeren, Landscape, Ron, The, This, Van Nes, Weitkamp
related to Human behaviour and perception · 13
Isovist → An, Atmodiwirjo, Dawes, From, Human, In, Isovists, Ostwald, Sengke, Therefore, They, Trevelyan, Visual
related to Isovist fields · 12
Isovist → An, Benedikt, Davis, Dawes, Emo, Every, Many, Obstacles, Ostwald, The, These, When
related to Michael Benedikt · 11
Isovist → As, Atmodiwirjo, Batty, Benedikt, Emo, From, Gibson, Sengke, To, Turner, Urbanist Michael Benedikt's
related to Architecture · 9
Isovist → An, Bülthoff, Dawes, Franz, Further, Heyde, In, Ostwald, The
related to Privacy issues · 8
Isovist → Desyllas, Hillier, Isovists, It, Newman, Shu, The, This
related to Prospect-refuge theory · 7
Isovist → Dawes, In, Jay Appleton, Ostwald, Prospect, This, When
related to Concept · 6
Isovist → But, However, If, It, L-shaped, The

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environment isovists space visibility spatial architecture urban benedikt point properties dawes ostwald 2018 used perception gibson doi analysis fields human

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Isovistis avolume of space visible from a given point in space0.90text
towersinstance ofThe location of important urban artefacts0.80text
lighthouses need to consider their panoptical viewinstance ofThe location of important urban artefacts0.80text
how the isovists’ view subsequently increases or decreasesinstance ofThe location of important urban artefacts0.80text
treesinstance ofand free-standing objects0.80text
bushesinstance ofand free-standing objects0.80text
statuesinstance ofand free-standing objects0.80text
where the isovist's shapeinstance ofand free-standing objects0.80text
size changes as one moves about the environmentinstance ofand free-standing objects0.80text
Isovistrelated to ArchitectureIn0.60section
Isovistrelated to ArchitectureOstwald0.60section
Isovistrelated to ArchitectureDawes0.60section

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