John Peponis
Professor
Education
Ph.D. (Architecture), University College, University of London, 1983
M.Sc. (Architecture), University College, University of London, 1977
B.Sc. (Architecture), University College, University of London, 1976
Keywords
spatial analysis, space syntax, urban design, design logic, spatial cognition, work environments, museums
Biography
Born in Athens, Greece, in 1955, professor Peponis joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 1989. He is an international leader in the field of spatial analysis and one of the original creators of space syntax. He develops analytical concepts and methods for the description of built space and the measurement of its human affordances and functions. His publications address the geometric and computational foundations of space syntax; the spatial culture of buildings and cities; design formulation and design languages; spatial cognition; work environments; museums. As a registered architect in Greece, he collaborates with Kokkinou and Kourkoulas Architects as consultant since 1992.
Peponis, J. (2024). Architecture and Spatial Culture. Routledge.
Peponis, J. (Ed.). (2024). Museum Configurations: An Inquiry into the Design of Spatial Syntaxes. Routledge.
Berghauser Pont M, Sahlberg J, Feng C, Peponis J, 2020, "Defining, visualizing and evaluating urban design qualities", in 21BB. Model region Berlin Brandenburg Eds B Hoidn, W Wang (Park Books, Zürich) pp 72-83
Peponis J, Marcus L, Berghauser Pont M, 2020, "Street network connectivity and urban dynamics", in 21BB. Model region Berlin Brandenburg Eds B Hoidn, W Wang (Park Books, Zürich) pp 60-71
Feng C, Peponis J, 2020, "The definition of syntactic types: the generation, analysis and sorting of universes of superblock designs" Environment and Planning B: Urban analytics and city science 47 1031-1016
Peponis J, 2018, "Introduction. Descriptions and depictions of the city in the mind", in Heraklion, the indiscernible city. Literary paths in urban space. M Moira (Vikelaio Municipal Library of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece) pp 8-10
Peponis J, 2018, "What does the syntax of space say? Understanding and designing buildings as interfaces" World Architecture 179 33-41 (published in China)
(For a complete list of major publications look here: https://gatech.academia.edu/JohnPeponis)