Deficiency of the Space Syntax method as an urban design tool in designing traditional urban space and the need for some supplementary methods

Subject Areas : Space Ontology International Journal

Hossein Bahrainy ¹ , Soudeh Taghabon ²

1 - A Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran.
2 - A Student of MS in Architecture at the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Received: 2014-03-15 Accepted : 2014-06-13 Published : 2015-12-01

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