“Form Syntax” as a contribution to geodesign: a method to measure urban form
quantitatively and assist urban design
Yu Yea；Akkelies van Nesb; Anthony G. O. Yeha; Jianzheng Liua; Tian Lana;
Henrik Harderc
a
Department of Urban Planning & Design, Faculty of Architecture, The University of
Hong Kong; Room 828, 8/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Email: yuye@connect.hku.hk
b
Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of
Technology, Julianalaan 134, 2628 BL, Delft, The Netherlands,
Email:A.vanNes@tudelft.nl
c
Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University,
Denmark, Email: hhar@create.aau.dk
Acknowledge
We thank Meta Berghauser-Pont, Anders Sorgenfri Jensen, Kristian Hegner Reinau,
Yang Yue, and Yujia Zhai for the GPS data and insightful suggestions they provided.