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Isovist analysis offers a way of geometrically describing the spaces and forms of a building which can be seen from a particular position. As such, it combines a consideration of both fixed, building-related factors, such as space and form, and temporal, experiential ones, such as visibility and the impact of movement. Isovists are part of a larger field of study known as visibility analysis, which is concerned with quantifying the relationship between vision and behaviour.
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Ostwald, M.J., Dawes, M.J. (2018). Isovist Analysis, Theories and Methods. In: The Mathematics of the Modernist Villa. Mathematics and the Built Environment, vol 3. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71647-3_4
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