Barry Blesser, Linda-Ruth Salter: Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? Experiencing Aural Architecture (2007)
Filed under book | Tags: · acoustics, architecture, listening, sound, sound recording
We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. We can navigate a room in the dark, and “hear” the emptiness of a house without furniture. Our experience of music in a concert hall depends on whether we sit in the front row or under the balcony. The unique acoustics of religious spaces acquire symbolic meaning. Social relationships are strongly influenced by the way that space changes sound. In Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?, Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter examine auditory spatial awareness: experiencing space by attentive listening. Every environment has an aural architecture.
The audible attributes of physical space have always contributed to the fabric of human culture, as demonstrated by prehistoric multimedia cave paintings, classical Greek open-air theaters, Gothic cathedrals, acoustic geography of French villages, modern music reproduction, and virtual spaces in home theaters. Auditory spatial awareness is a prism that reveals a culture’s attitudes toward hearing and space. Some listeners can learn to “see” objects with their ears, but even without training, we can all hear spatial geometry such as an open door or low ceiling.
Integrating contributions from a wide range of disciplines—including architecture, music, acoustics, evolution, anthropology, cognitive psychology, audio engineering, and many others—Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? establishes the concepts and language of aural architecture. These concepts provide an interdisciplinary guide for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of how space enhances our well-being. Aural architecture is not the exclusive domain of specialists. Accidentally or intentionally, we all function as aural architects.
Publisher MIT Press, 2007
ISBN 0262026058, 9780262026055
437 pages
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Comment (1)Gerda Ridler (ed.): Trans_Mission: Vadim Kosmatchof: Organic Solar Sculptures (2007) [English/German]
Filed under book | Tags: · architecture, art, kinetic art, sculpture, solar energy, technology
Der aus Moskau stammende Bildhauer Vadim Kosmatschof lebt und arbeitet seit 1980 in Deutschland und Österreich. Das Museum Ritter präsentiert hier eine Auswahl seiner aktuellen Projekte für den öffentlichen Raum in Bildern und Texten. In Fortsetzung der konstruktivistischen Tradition entwickelt Vadim Kosmatschof das Konzept der biomechanischen Skulptur. Dabei bezieht er neueste Entdeckungen der Biologie, Biomimetik und physikalischen Chemie mit ein.
“Trans_Mission” vermittelt natürliche Energieströme und integriert sie in den städtebaulichen Kontext. Kosmatschof zeigt in seinem großmaßstäblichen Projektzyklus, zu welch innovativen Formen und Typen die Anwendung natürlicher Prozesse und Phänomene auch in der Kunst führen kann. Seine subtilen Konstruktionen treibt eine Energie an, die der Photosynthese ähnlich ist. Sie reagieren mit Gestaltveränderung, Bewegung und Lichteffekten auf ihre aktuelle Umgebung. Fachbeiträge renommierter internationaler Experten beleuchten die kunsttheoretischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Aspekte dieser innovativen Arbeit.
Editor Museum Ritter – Gerda Ridler
Publisher Springer, 2007
ISBN 321170972X, 9783211709726
Length 134 pages
Kostas Terzidis: Expressive Form: A Conceptual Approach to Computational Design (2003)
Filed under book | Tags: · algorithm, architecture, design
With the increased use of computers, architecture has found itself in the midst of a plethora of possible uses. This book combines theoretical enquiry with practical implementation offering a unique perspective on the use of computers related to architectural form and design. Notions of exaggeration, hybrid, kinetic, algorithmic, fold and warp are examined from different points of view: historical, mathematical, philosophical or critical. Generously illustrated, this book is a source of inspiration for students and professionals.
Publisher Taylor & Francis, 2003
ISBN 0415317436, 9780415317436
Length 90 pages