Book Launch: Space Syntax: Selected Papers by Bill Hillier

Join us for the launch of Space Syntax: Selected Papers by Bill Hillier, a landmark volume celebrating 50 years of space syntax research. This long-awaited collection reflects Bill Hillier’s transformational way of thinking about buildings and cities that influenced generations of scholars, researchers and practitioners within the built environment disciplines and way beyond – in fields ranging from archaeology and biology to physics and zoology.

Edited by Laura Vaughan, John Peponis, and Ruth Conroy Dalton, and published by UCL Press, the book offers unparalleled access to the origins and development of the discipline of space syntax, with influential works ranging from papers on architecture as a professional and research discipline, through to later articles that present a theory of the spatial structure of the city and its social functions. By bringing together writing from across Bill Hillier’s career span of half a century, with specially commissioned introductions by a wide range of international experts in the field, we can contextualise and show the range and evolution of his key ideas.

All three editors will be present, offering insights into the editing process and the enduring impact of Hillier’s work. The event will also feature a panel discussion, moderated by Kimon Krenz, with leading academic figures, reflecting on Hillier’s legacy as well as the future directions for the field of space syntax.

The book will be available to download or purchase from 30.04.2025 via the following link: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/space-syntax/.