Theorist
Bill Hillier
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Details
- Nationality
- British
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ObservationReason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Degree of codification
- Highly codified
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawingDigital model
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- proposed Space Syntax
- authored The Social Logic of Space
- associated with Space Syntax Laboratory (UCL Bartlett)
- founded Space Syntax Laboratory (UCL Bartlett)
- authored Space Is the Machine
- collaborated with Julienne Hanson
Sources
- Hillier, Bill and Hanson, Julienne. The Social Logic of Space. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
- Hillier, Bill. Space Is the Machine. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Bill Hillier." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/bill-hillier/. Accessed September 1, 2026.