Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

isovist: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Architecture

the set of all points visible from a given vantage point in space, used to describe and compare spatial experience.

In architecture, isovist refers to the set of all points visible from a given vantage point in space, used to describe and compare spatial experience. This meaning comes from Benedikt (1979) in Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design.[1]

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architecture3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs experience4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs environment1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Benedikt, M. L. (1979). To Take Hold of Space: Isovists and Isovist Fields. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 6(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1068/b060047

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