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Finding the Building in Wayfinding

Peponis, John, Zimring, Craig, Choi, Yoon Kyung·1990·Environment and Behavior

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This article uses a limited example to demonstrate that studies of wayfinding and spatial learning can benefit from a more rigorous analytic description of building layout and exploration paths that exhibit their own pattern. In at least one case, search patterns are strongly shaped according to the degree of integration of each space and each choice node of the circulation system within the overall layout. Given this overriding trend, we formulate the idea of a search structure whereby the intelligible properties of layouts interact with navigation rules to produce characteristic patterns of exploration.

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  • Space syntax has been used to study prototypical spatial patterns on a global scale (for example, across different street grids).

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Authors
Peponis, J., Zimring, C., & Choi, Y. K.
Affiliations
Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
Venue
Environment and Behavior
Published
1990-09
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
555-590
ISSN
  • 0013-9165 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-390X
OpenAlex
W2027963659
Cited by
404
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 16
FWCI
6.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Environment and Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
Keywords
wayfinding, spatial learning, building layout, search patterns, cardiovascular system, navigation rules, spatial integration

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