Here is Tokyo, with strong radial connections and strong orbitals. Tokyo is famous for its polycentric structure with several major subcentres. Its spatial accessibility pattern makes Tokyo’s economic and cultural identity possible.

We constructed a spatial model of the city to understand its accessibility patterns and to test strategic design ideas.

Future Cities Cities of transaction Future Cities workshop, RIBA London 18th April 2011 Tim Stonor Architect & Town Planner Managing Director t.stonor@spacesyntax.com @Tim_Stonor

Buildings are shiny Pipes are rusty Things float We all drink Coke

Congestion The goal of advanced civilisations?

التحديات معاناة المشاة Jeddah Strategic weaknesses Sprawl Pollution Decay

What is the city for? The city is for transaction Social Economic

Tokyo

Sao Paulo Sao Paulo

Spatial masterplanning Rapid design development & testing

Spatial masterplanning Rapid design development & testing

Spatial masterplanning Rapid design development & testing

Observe Explain Forecast Deliver Trafalgar Square, London Spatial design process