Zhang, X; Cui, T and Lan, J (2024) Spatial logic of scientific research: An exploratory and quantitative analysis of 42 scientific research buildings sited in America and Europe. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 20(4), pp. 850-867. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
Since the nineteenth-century devolution of natural philosophy into disciplines, scientific activity has expanded from single-disciplined research to comprehensive research. The flow of information between different research teams makes scientific research and its places increasingly social, which is no longer limited to the closed laboratory workbench. Reviewing the literature, we found that the development of scientific research buildings experienced a transition from efficiency to openness. And the new organization of research communities and its demand for space put forward higher requirements for scientific research buildings. To deeply explore the design trends of scientific research buildings at this stage, the sample database is established using space syntax and K-means clustering algorithm software to quantitatively analyze spatial layouts of 42 scientific research buildings worldwide from the perspective of sociology and innovation, clustered into five categories. Each category shows a different tendency in terms of accessibility, visibility, and the proportion of public space, and the different spatial configurations and openness somehow reflect the attitude of the research organization or group towards the use of space.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | clustering algorithm; scientific research buildings; space syntax; spatial configuration |
| Index terms: | sociology, database, philosophy, space syntax, efficiency, laboratory, accessibility, Europe, spatial configuration, clustering, quantitative analysis, public space |
| Subjects: | data analysis and analytics, data science, architectural design, philosophical studies, data management, research management, social theory, urban design and public space, urban design, physical geography and landforms, inclusive design, performance management |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Research Practice, Quality Management, Urban Studies, Digital Applications, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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