[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [microsound] Re : Sound Topography



For those who not yet have googled:
http://www.evdh.net/sonohouse.html
There is a book called Noice Design by Björn Hellström that deals alot with the urban soundscape.
He was at the Cresson institute some years ago. Cresson institute which is probably the leading institute in this area.


Yours,
Björn Eriksson



ren skrev:

Hello Everybody,

After having sent the previous post, I read the François Ascher's essay (New
Principles of Urbanism) one more time, espacially the passage entitled "a
new urban quality"Š This passages treats about sensitive, sensesŠ  He
compared old urbanism and the so-called neo-urbanismŠ According to him, the
neo-urbanism develops an fonctionnal approach which can be more subtleŠ
Which means that neo-urbanism, now, takes multisensitive dimensions into
account, and endeavour to work not only visible (as the old urbanism always
did) but the noise, the tactile and the olfactory. In fact, the
multisensitive design of the city permits to create new and various
ambiances, more confortable, more attractive, for those who suffer of
sensitive trouble and trouble motor evenŠ
I did not have the chance to visit the "Son-O-House" (Son en Breugel, The
Netherlands, 2000-2003), project co-created by the Dutch architect Lars
Spuybroek and the Dutch sound artist Edwin van der HeidenŠ The concept was
very interesting and reflected the François Ascher's idea of multisensitive
dimensionŠ For both of them (Spuybroek and van der Heiden), senses are
provoked by the bodely movementŠ What is "Son-O-House" ? : this is a "house
where sounds live"Š Such a sound work which was continuously generating new
sound patterns, sound which is activated by sensors set up in the houseŠ The
sensors were picking up actual movements of visitorsŠ Something in real
timeŠ It can be considered as a City in which sensors were set up and are
picking up in real time movements of unhabitants (something physical or
biochimic)Š I was very captivated by Spuybroek/van der Heiden's workŠ
Spuybroek is one of those architects who have integrated the multisensitive
dimensions in architecture by using computer and very complex software like
VortexŠ globally, the idea of "Son-O-House" can be analysed as a desire to
make audible what is inaudible, that is to say a very merleau-pontian
approachŠ I would like to know your position of this idea of "multisensitive
design of the city which takes the noise into account"Š Of course in
condition that all of you have time to answerŠ

See you
Annick


__________________________________ Take an action against poverty http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/whiteband/


--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx website: http://www.microsound.org


__________ NOD32 1.1208 (20050902) Information __________

This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System.
http://www.nod32.com






--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx website: http://www.microsound.org