# Space Syntax Limited

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{{short description|Architectural firm}}
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|partners=[Tim Stonor](/source/Tim_Stonor), Prof Alan Penn, Dr Kayvan Karimi, Anna Rose, Max Martinez, Ed Parham, Yolanda Barnes
|city=London
|founded=1989
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'''Space Syntax Limited''' is a UK architectural and urban planning practice founded at [The Bartlett, University College London](/source/The_Bartlett) in 1989. It operates worldwide.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/01/space-syntax-china/|title=There's a Science to Foot Traffic, and It Can Help Us Design Better Cities|last=Stockton|first=Nick|date=2014-01-27|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-04-10|issn=1059-1028}}</ref> The company has pioneered a science-based and human-focused approach to the planning and design of buildings and urban places, with notable projects including the redesign of [Trafalgar Square](/source/Trafalgar_Square) with [Foster and Partners](/source/Foster_and_Partners), the analysis of the London Riots,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check-with-polly-curtis/2011/sep/15/reality-check-estates-riots|title=Reality check: were estates to blame for the riots?|last=Curtis|first=Polly|date=2011-09-15|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/intense-relationships-measuring-urban-intensity/10030550.article|title=Intense relationships: measuring urban intensity|last=Stonor|first=Tim|website=Architectural Review|date=30 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> the Foresight, Future of Cities project for the UK Government Office for Science<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://employeeownership.co.uk/news/eo-today-member-spotlight-space-syntax/|title=EO Today Member Spotlight: Space Syntax|date=2016-01-28|website=Employee Ownership Association|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> and the Pedestrian Movement Model for the City of London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/opinion/hampson-city-needs-architects-to-solve-space-conundrum/10004032.article|title=Hampson: 'City needs architects to solve space conundrum'|last=Marrs|first=Colin|website=Architects Journal|date=14 March 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref>

== Mission ==
The company’s mission is to apply, develop and disseminate the [Space Syntax](/source/Space_syntax) approach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacesyntax.com/|title=Space Syntax {{!}} Thriving life in buildings & urban places|website=spacesyntax.com|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref> This approach uses predominantly digital technologies to study human behaviour patterns and to predict them in future plans.

== Employee Ownership ==
In 2015, the company restructured itself as an employee-owned organisation with employees owning 75% of the business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://employeeownership.co.uk/news/eo-today-member-spotlight-space-syntax/|title=EO Today Member Spotlight: Space Syntax|date=2016-01-28|website=Employee Ownership Association|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref>

== Open source and open access ==
Space Syntax adopts an open source approach to its software development<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/spacesyntax|title=Space Syntax Limited|website=GitHub|language=en|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref> and an open access approach to its datasets. In 2018, it launched its OpenMapping project with a spatial network model of Great Britain.

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.spacesyntax.com}}

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