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Some discussion notesWe will combine lots of field work and exploration of sound spaces with discussion and a collaborative project. Some preliminary notes:
the isovist and space syntax noise cancelling headphones silent disco the privatization of listening construction of the private self secret theatre mobile privacy Listening to Noise and Silence Site of Sound, Architecture and the Ear Listening Overlooked: An Audit of Listening as a Category in the Public Sphere Aural Cultures Revised Taxonomy for listening isobel transect Audio cartography 4 components of restorative settings: 1 Being away (escape) 2. Extent (large enough space that boundaries are not evident) 3. Fascination (capturing attention with little mental effort) 4. Compatibility (being in an environment that is supportive of one’s efforts) enclosure, threshold, simplification sonic cartography and the perception of place geographical space as fundamentally social people construct their own sensibilities of space based on events, memories, and experience Place is security, space is freedom our first time in a space yields delight, the second comfort, the third contentment. Landscape and Memory A Pattern Language Elevator Music World of Silence Ear Cleaning Exercises deep Listening Contemporary Landscapes of Contemplation Spaces Speak forest perception Acoustic Design of Outdoor Space forest bathing offering sanctuary, needing sanctuary sounds in spaces can create the perception of silence public spaces as proofs of concept of the power of sound sonic parks listening modes: to listen (écouter), to perceive with the ear (ouïr), to hear (entendre), and to understand (comprendre) the natural, the cultural, the ordinary, and the specialized Points of Listening sound-source identification adverse, reposing, affective (inducing feelings or emotions) and expressionless sound-image congruence hortus conclusus polychronism. timespace in music. gendered aspects of sanctuary. poetics of experience: static-stillness-quietness, movement, viewing in stillness, viewing in motion the right to remain silent learned deafness quiet for our sense of self Escape and the Urban Landscape. ear lids primacy of the visual Sonic v. Acoustic Taxonomies of sound Temples The Library At Night. biophilia sound mapping wabisabi sonic immersion psychoacoustics of spatialized sound temporality. seasonality lingering vs strolling in gardens Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.” —John Cage, Silence |
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