ABSTRACT In outlining their influential architectural theory of space syntax, Hillier and Hanson acknowledge its affinity to Durkheim’s sociological considerations on the spatial-morphological basis of social life. In doing so, space syntax theory promised to address the then woefully under-theorized relationship between society and space, specifically by emphasizing the agency of spatial-morphological arrangements. Given the Durkheimian inspiration, it is surprising that sociology has been so silent on the subject of space syntax. This lack of dialogue may be explained by the gestation of space syntax research within the specialist disciplinary silo of architectural theory, as well as by the default sociological assessment that formal methodologies of spatial analysis – such as those associated with space syntax – sustain a discredited fallacy of physical determinism. Yet, intellectually this situation is unfortunate: while sociology overlooks how space syntax theory has advanced the Durkheimian understanding of spatial morphologies, space syntax theory misses an opportunity to update and broaden its notion of social processes. In response, we revisit Durkheim’s social morphology and review the strengths and deficits of Hillier and Hanson’s consideration of Durkheimian theory. We identify how difficulties arise because of an over-reliance of space syntax theory on the structural-functionalist macro-wing of the Durkheimain tradition. To address this issue, we prepare the ground for a theoretical engagement between space syntax and the micro-sociological branch of Durkheiminan scholarship, and show how this tradition offers a more coherent means for translating the spatio-morphological insights of space syntax theory into contemporary debates in the sociology of space.

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空间句法理论与涂尔干的社会形态：重新评估

摘要希里尔（Hillier）和汉森（Hanson）在概述其颇具影响力的空间句法建筑理论时，承认其与杜克海姆在社会生活的空间形态学基础上的社会学考虑密切相关。在这样做的过程中，空间句法理论承诺解决社会与空间之间当时可悲的理论不足的关系，特别是通过强调空间形态安排的作用。鉴于涂尔干主义的灵感，令人惊讶的是，社会学对空间语法问题如此沉默。缺乏对话可能是由建筑理论专业学科筒仓中空间语法研究的酝酿所致，以及通过默认的社会学评估，空间分析的正式方法论（例如与空间语法相关的方法论）维持了物理决定论的公认谬论。然而，从理论上讲，这种情况是不幸的：尽管社会学忽略了空间语法理论如何促进了涂尔干主义对空间形态的理解，但空间语法理论却错过了更新和扩大其社会过程概念的机会。作为回应，我们重新审视了涂尔干的社会形态，并回顾了希利尔和汉森对涂尔干理论的考虑的优缺点。我们确定了由于过度依赖空间句法理论对Durkheimain传统的结构功能主义宏观翼而产生的困难。为了解决这个问题，