This concept was very popular during the renaissance as theorists asked what the ratios in music and architecture had in common. This is a crap example, but yes, many, many people have integrated music theory and architectural theory.
I don't know too much about this collaboration, but Corbu and greek composer Iannis Xenakis did something together for the Philips Pavilion, the modulor, etc..
As Medit mentioned, Xenakis applied ruled surfaces as a architectural element (the shell of the Philips pavillion at the Brussels World Fair) and a compositional method (a short glissandi of strings in Metastasis), as well as providing the intermission piece "Concret PH". On a side note, the main theme "Poeme Electronique" for Corbusier's slideshow in Brussels was written by Edgar Varese, who is also an interesting reference when it comes to spatiality and music. But merging of theories? I guess one could try to find similarities in Schönberg-Rohe, Reich-Pawson, Schnittke-Stirling, Kagel-Koolhaas, Nicolai-Sejima, but I'm not sure if anyone ever tried.
At least one student in every thesis studio attempts to merge music and architecture in some way, most end up with some diagram of there favorite techno song and a building section based on the drum beats.
The Holy Grail
does anybody out there know of anybody who has tried - successfully or not - to merge architectural theory and musical theory?
um...any theorist of modularity or proportion...
This concept was very popular during the renaissance as theorists asked what the ratios in music and architecture had in common. This is a crap example, but yes, many, many people have integrated music theory and architectural theory.
great movie ;)
I don't know too much about this collaboration, but Corbu and greek composer Iannis Xenakis did something together for the Philips Pavilion, the modulor, etc..
here's something, though you may want to google some more...
oh, and The Life of Brian was pretty good too ;)
As Medit mentioned, Xenakis applied ruled surfaces as a architectural element (the shell of the Philips pavillion at the Brussels World Fair) and a compositional method (a short glissandi of strings in Metastasis), as well as providing the intermission piece "Concret PH". On a side note, the main theme "Poeme Electronique" for Corbusier's slideshow in Brussels was written by Edgar Varese, who is also an interesting reference when it comes to spatiality and music. But merging of theories? I guess one could try to find similarities in Schönberg-Rohe, Reich-Pawson, Schnittke-Stirling, Kagel-Koolhaas, Nicolai-Sejima, but I'm not sure if anyone ever tried.
a common sparrow or an african sparrow?
Architecture and music... it's so simple!!!!
Now for some basic alchemy...
1) High Gothic + Abstract Minimalism (a la Phillip Glass) = ?
2) Palladian + Nirvana = ?
3) Mies Modern + Reggae = ?
camelot! camelot! camelot!
it's a model...
'nuff said.
.mm
chk out www.sial.rmit.edu.au for current research in that area
vitriuvius had a whole chapter/book devoted to harmonics and using tuning vases didn't he?
At least one student in every thesis studio attempts to merge music and architecture in some way, most end up with some diagram of there favorite techno song and a building section based on the drum beats.
lol
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