Shaping social and cultural spaces: the application of computer visualisation and machine learning techniques to the design of architectural and urban spaces

拟议的研究项目提供了一个以前无法理解的复杂的城市和建筑空间的经验和象征性特征的水平。在一个城市密度不断增加的国家，迫切需要开发新的工具、理论和设计方法，以创造对社会和文化敏感的空间。 该研究项目产生了一个前沿的计算工具，用于分析空间，沿着设计理论的概念进步。该工具和理论的进步将有助于设计从业者，学者，城市规划师和政策制定者塑造丰富，响应和包容的城市环境。

The proposed research project provides a previously unavailable level of understanding of the experiential and symbolic characteristics of complex urban and architectural spaces. In a country that is experiencing increasing urban density there is an urgent need for the development of new tools, theories and design approaches that can produce spaces which are socially and culturally responsive. The research project produces a leading-edge computational tool for analysing space, along with a conceptual advance in design theory. Both the tool and the theoretical advance will assist design practitioners, scholars, town planners and policy writers to shape rich, responsive and inclusive urban environments.