ABSTRACT
The methods of mapping are by definition not established by or limited to an entirely objectifiable sentential logic. Instead, the perception of spatiality is the complex result of a plethora of external parameters and individual experiences. In many ways, finding a system of describing the concept of space corresponds to finding a suitable language. In the case of the physical space, mathematics is the language in which the relevant phenomena can be articulated. In our description of urban spaces, meanwhile, we define a taxonomy, a vocabulary of classifying terms, parameters and variables, categories and subcategories, and synonyms and antonyms, which set the stage for an analysis of the spatiality of the city. As a consequence, a hypothesis is formulated on the set of significant observables as well as for the architectural intervention.
