Several people have asked me to create a dictionary of terms that I used in my book "Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? Experiencing Aural Architecture." To be broadly useful, the glossary of terms should be based on inputs from hundreds if not thousands of interested individuals. My first draft is available for download, and I am looking for suggested changes and additions. Periodically, I will report the current collective wisdom.
I would define the water as a sound source that illuminates the space and contributes to aesthetic spatiality. I reserve the concept of social spatiality for those aural attributes of the space that influence human behavior and social connections, such as privacy and distance for conversing.
Jan 28, 07 12:50 pm ·
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Glossary of terms for aural architecture
Several people have asked me to create a dictionary of terms that I used in my book "Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? Experiencing Aural Architecture." To be broadly useful, the glossary of terms should be based on inputs from hundreds if not thousands of interested individuals. My first draft is available for download, and I am looking for suggested changes and additions. Periodically, I will report the current collective wisdom.
The current version is available for download at:
http://www.blesser.net/downloads/Glossary.pdf
The introduction to aural architecture is available at:
http://www.blesser.net/downloads/Chapter1.pdf
Suggestions and comments can be posted here as replies, but they should also be emailed to me.
Regards,
Barry Blesser
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super interesting!
'sounds' interesting...
great!...
an observation by a professor:
the subtle and soft sound made by the water at the salk institute establishes an overall volume of quietness in the courtyard.
you defined it as awareness and social spatiality
this is something i'll try to make myself aware of now--->"cross-model plasticity-the ability of sound to influence vision and vice versa"
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I would define the water as a sound source that illuminates the space and contributes to aesthetic spatiality. I reserve the concept of social spatiality for those aural attributes of the space that influence human behavior and social connections, such as privacy and distance for conversing.
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