?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=How+strongly+programmed+is+a+strong+programme+building%3F%3A+A+comparative+analysis+of+outpatient+clinics+in+two+hospitals&rft.creator=Sailer%2C+K&rft.creator=Pachilova%2C+R&rft.creator=Kostopoulou%2C+E&rft.creator=Pradinuk%2C+R&rft.creator=MacKinnon%2C+D&rft.creator=Hoofwijk%2C+T&rft.description=Buildings+are+traditionally+classified+in+Space+Syntax+theory+as+either+strongly+or+weakly+programmed.+According+to+this+theory%2C+social+life+in+strong+programme+buildings+follows+rules+and+requirements+of+the+organisation%2C+while+space+usage+in+weak+programme+buildings+is+assumed+to+follow+spatial+configuration.+However%2C+in+recent+studies+it+has+been+argued+that+weak+programme+buildings+can+show+aspects+of+strong+programming%2C+too.+This+paper+aims+at+a+more+detailed+description+of+different+levels+of+programming+by+identifying+a+set+of+criteria+to+differentiate+between+weak+and+strong+programme.+This+is+derived+from+early+Space+Syntax+theories+as+well+as+from+more+recent+contributions.+These+criteria+are+then+applied+to+outpatient+clinics+in+two+hospitals+using+findings+from+an+in-depth+study+of+space+usage+as+evidence.+The+main+hypothesis+to+be+tested+is+whether+the+two+hospitals+show+different+levels+of+programming%2C+or+are+simply+strongly+programmed%2C+as+traditionally+assumed+in+Space+Syntax+theory.+Three+different+categories+of+users+-+physicians%2C+nurses+and+clerks+were+observed+and+their+work+activities+and+interaction+networks+investigated.+Results+show+that+none+of+the+two+hospitals+show+aspects+of+strong+programming+only%2C+but+rather+change+from+strong+to+weak+depending+on+the+different+criteria.+Moreover%2C+none+of+the+two+cases+is+consistently+stronger+programmed+than+the+other+suggesting+that+the+same+building+as+well+as+the+same+building+type+can+show+different+degrees+of+programming.+The+study+provides+an+elaborate+analysis+of+programming+in+buildings+and+thus+offers+a+starting+point+for+a+renewed+debate+on+programme+in+order+to+devise+ways+of+quantifying+the+level+of+programming+of+buildings+in+the+future%2C+which+to+date+has+only+been+done+qualitatively.+It+suggests+that+other+complex+building+types+should+be+studied+and+added+to+the+analysis.+The+paper+enhances+our+current+understanding+of+how+space+usage+patterns+in+complex+buildings+evolve+and+contributes+to+the+articulation+of+one+of+the+key+theoretical+concepts+in+Space+Syntax.&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.source=+++++In%3A+++++++(2013)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1425881%2F1%2FSailer_etal_2013_StrongProgramme_SSS9.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1425881%2F&rft.rights=open