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Separating Functions – The New Kings Cross Station

Several months after the opening of the new concourse of Kings Cross Station, now that the initial hype is over, I’ve finally had the chance to go and have a closer look at how the new station works. Designed by John McAslan and Partners and engineered by Arup, the new station was mostly praised for…

June 18, 2012 in Buildings, Configuration, Space, Space Syntax, Usage.

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    May 14, 2026
    🧵 3/3Full credits:Project funded by Bartlett School of Architecture, UCLCo-authors: Nina Vollenbroker, Jos Boys, Mine Sak-AcurInsights generated by our co-creators Coco Briden, Christopher Laing, David Johnson, Jessica Thom, Jessica Ryan-Ndegwa, Jordan Whitewood-Neal, Mandy Redvers Rowe and Natasha TrotmanThis has been a fantastic project and a joy to work on, there'll be more to come in […]
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    May 14, 2026
    🧵 2/nIn the paper we:... use the modelling tools of space syntax in creative and exploratory ways to represent and visualise a subset of experiences of people with disabilities (e.g. the overwhelming sensory experience);... reflect on the shortcomings of the method but also:... highlight how the visualisations help communicate building strengths and weaknesses and contribute […]
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    May 14, 2026
    🧵 2/nIn the paper we:... discuss how the architecture discourse has begun to include disabled perspectives;... critique how the space syntax community has mostly ignored bodily difference in the past,... and praise noteworthy exceptions;... report from a building exploration of a campus building, where we've invited eight creatives with diverse disabilities to reflect on the […]
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    May 14, 2026
    New paper alert!"Disabled syntax: Using configurational thinking to capture the building experience of diverse body-minds" in collaboration with Nina Vollenbroker, Jos Boys and Mine Sak-Acur is now available to read:https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10224598/Short 🧵 on main content below#SpaceSyntax #ArchitecturalResearch #Disability @sociology
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    January 30, 2026
    A rammed earth house that reuses existing material on site and works in harmony with the surrounding landscapeBeautiful architecture and down to earth (pun intended) - brilliantly written up by @edwinheathcote šŸ‘https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/6ffb9fd9-e702-4520-b7c9-f3cf6d9ff0fd#architecture #sustainability #adaptiveReuse
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