Cities are the most complex human creations. We are accustomed to see the city as a reasonably fixed entity but it is better understood as a system that is continually in flux over time. How, then, might we begin to form some understanding of cities so we can equip ourselves with the necessary skills to change/adapt existing cities and plan new ones? There should be an evidence based approach where the form of cities can be studied empirically from what exists and seems to work and then applying the lessons learnt. 

Place Profile proposes nine interrelated parameters concerned with the architecture of the city, which are most readily apparent and measurable. They provide a methodology for consistently defining and analysing the way in which a particular parameter operates in any setting. The interaction between these nine parameters generates a rough approximation of the spatial city as a fixed set of objects (buildings) and spaces. 

This approach is an attempt to try to establish a baseline method to define the material city that provides a foundation on which to build much more complex models for the living city we experience as a reality.  

This is an ongoing body of work, for more information please visit placeprofile.co.