A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax
Space syntax has been widely used in studies with historical components to developing a common analytical language for the comparative study of urban morphology across time and space by visual diagrams. This paper uses space syntax to analyse the inner and outer city parts of the daily life of resid...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-04-01
|
| Series: | Urban Science |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/5/2/34 |
| _version_ | 1797538913631338496 |
|---|---|
| author | Liran Yin Tao Wang Kemi Adeyeye |
| author_facet | Liran Yin Tao Wang Kemi Adeyeye |
| author_sort | Liran Yin |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Space syntax has been widely used in studies with historical components to developing a common analytical language for the comparative study of urban morphology across time and space by visual diagrams. This paper uses space syntax to analyse the inner and outer city parts of the daily life of residents in the capital cities of two dynasties, Tang and Song, to reveal the impact of changes in urban planning on the overall spatial structure of the city, the structure of commercial space, and the role of urban squares in the two dynasties under centralised rule. Based on the quantitative analysis, the results show significant differences between the Tang and Song dynasties in all three aspects of comparison. The changes in the Tang and Song dynasties’ capital cities result from the interaction between the materiality of the ancient Chinese capital city form and the spatial function of the city, and the analysis of space syntax is useful for interpreting their relevance. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T12:38:56Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b35592dfd3ea402b82a82e0b0df12bd2 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2413-8851 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T12:38:56Z |
| publishDate | 2021-04-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Urban Science |
| spelling | doaj.art-b35592dfd3ea402b82a82e0b0df12bd22023-11-21T14:05:51ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512021-04-01523410.3390/urbansci5020034A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space SyntaxLiran Yin0Tao Wang1Kemi Adeyeye2Faculty of Art and Design, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaFaculty of Art and Design, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UKSpace syntax has been widely used in studies with historical components to developing a common analytical language for the comparative study of urban morphology across time and space by visual diagrams. This paper uses space syntax to analyse the inner and outer city parts of the daily life of residents in the capital cities of two dynasties, Tang and Song, to reveal the impact of changes in urban planning on the overall spatial structure of the city, the structure of commercial space, and the role of urban squares in the two dynasties under centralised rule. Based on the quantitative analysis, the results show significant differences between the Tang and Song dynasties in all three aspects of comparison. The changes in the Tang and Song dynasties’ capital cities result from the interaction between the materiality of the ancient Chinese capital city form and the spatial function of the city, and the analysis of space syntax is useful for interpreting their relevance.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/5/2/34depthmapspace syntaxspatial configurationurban spatial structureurban transformation |
| spellingShingle | Liran Yin Tao Wang Kemi Adeyeye A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax Urban Science depthmap space syntax spatial configuration urban spatial structure urban transformation |
| title | A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax |
| title_full | A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax |
| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax |
| title_short | A Comparative Study of Urban Spatial Characteristics of the Capitals of Tang and Song Dynasties Based on Space Syntax |
| title_sort | comparative study of urban spatial characteristics of the capitals of tang and song dynasties based on space syntax |
| topic | depthmap space syntax spatial configuration urban spatial structure urban transformation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/5/2/34 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT liranyin acomparativestudyofurbanspatialcharacteristicsofthecapitalsoftangandsongdynastiesbasedonspacesyntax AT taowang acomparativestudyofurbanspatialcharacteristicsofthecapitalsoftangandsongdynastiesbasedonspacesyntax AT kemiadeyeye acomparativestudyofurbanspatialcharacteristicsofthecapitalsoftangandsongdynastiesbasedonspacesyntax AT liranyin comparativestudyofurbanspatialcharacteristicsofthecapitalsoftangandsongdynastiesbasedonspacesyntax AT taowang comparativestudyofurbanspatialcharacteristicsofthecapitalsoftangandsongdynastiesbasedonspacesyntax AT kemiadeyeye comparativestudyofurbanspatialcharacteristicsofthecapitalsoftangandsongdynastiesbasedonspacesyntax |