Space syntax is a theory of space and a set of analytical, quantitative and descriptive tools for analysing the layout of space in buildings and cities.Originating in the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London in the 1970s, it started with an attempt to understand if there was an underlying architectural explanation for the social failure of 20th century English housing estates. The research field aims to answer key architectural and urban design questions, starting with whether the layout of cities has an impact on how people use streets. 

  空间句法是一种空间理论和一套分析的、定量的和分析建筑物和城市空间布局的描述性工具。起源于年伦敦大学学院巴特利特建筑学院20世纪70年代，它开始试图了解20世纪英国住宅社会失败的建筑解释不动产。研究领域旨在回答关键的建筑和城市设计问题，从城市布局是否会影响人们使用街道。空间句法分析涉及系统的描述和分析街道、广场和所有开放的公共空间作为一个连续的系统，以便测量每个街道空间与其周围环境的连接程度。这是通过绘制一张精确的地图和一组相交线城市电网的所有空间，以便电网被覆盖循环完成。得到的一组线称为“轴向映射”。

  Space syntax analysis computes all the lines according to their relative depth to each other, using simple mathematical measures. The terminology used to describe this depth states how spatially integrated or segregated it is. The resulting numbers then form the basis for coloured up maps which represent the distribution of spatial accessibility. The range of numbers goes from red for the most accessible (integrated) through the colour spectrum to blue for the least accessible (segregated). 

  空间语法分析根据相对深度计算所有行相互之间，用简单的数学方法。过去的术语描述这个深度说明它在空间上是如何整合或分离的。这个结果数字构成彩色地图的基础，彩色地图代表空间可达性分布。数字的范围从红色变为最易接近（集成）的颜色通过光谱到蓝色为最不易接近（隔离）。

  By examining space in this way we can analyse the correspondence between spatial segregation/integration and social statistics. For example, we can research whether there is a relationship between the location of burglaries and housing layout; or, whether more successful shopping streets have spatial characteristics in common. This is done by using statistical analysis to measure the correspondence between spatial and social measures. 

  用这种方法检查空间，我们可以分析空间之间的对应关系隔离/融合与社会统计。例如，我们可以研究盗窃地点与房屋是否有关系布局；或者，更成功的商业街是否有空间共同的特点。这是通过使用统计分析来测量空间尺度与社会尺度的对应关系。