%0 Thesis
%9 Masters
%A Beros, C.
%B Bartlett School
%D 2006
%F discovery:2358
%I UCL (University College London)
%P 155
%T Dis-orientation: spatial abilities performance in London
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2358/
%X This report investigates the relation of the Spatial Configuration with the orientation performance  of the individual in urban Navigation. Spatial Orientation is defined as a function of the mind  involving ‘awareness of place’ in the environment, and is a key aspect of Navigation in terms of  maintaining a sense of where the subject is relative to its goal as it is moving. The aim of this thesis  is to shed light on Spatial Orientation performance and how it is linked to spatial and syntactic  properties of space. This topic is intrinsic in the Space Syntax theory due its fundamental relation  between spatiality and human activity.    The research method used was a set of questionnaires done in London specifically in Covent  Garden and Soho areas, asking people to point to five Landmarks and North. The results were  overlaid with spatial analysis and compared through directions diagrams and statistical data  analysis. The findings show relations between the Spatial Configuration and the given Landmarks  directions with grid angularity, grid visibility and familiarity with the place.    The discussion is developed through the research findings and theories of spatial Navigation,  Wayfinding and spatial cognition, putting forward varied interpretations related with the research  topic and the selected areas. The report concludes that the Spatial Orientation in Soho and  Covent Garden is determined by Spatial Configuration of the place and related with the grid  structure. Furthermore, it is argued that the Navigation System in Central London is based in Path  Integration rather than Landmark recognition and it is dependant on the familiarity of the subject  with the Space of Navigation.