from http://www.stadtmusik.org/
Urban Configuration and the Soundscape
A previously unpublished text by Stadtmusik members Dietmar Offenhuber
and Sam Auinger on the relationship between urban configuration and the
soundscape.
http://www.stadtmusik.org/pages/653
Spatial Processing of Urban Acoustic Wave Fields
“The United States Army is continuously improving upon its
situational awareness in operational environments. This is particularly
difficult in an urban scene because line of sight is limited and
because the acoustic interaction between and over the top of the
buildings is not yet fully understood. Once this is fully understood
the acoustic detection, classification, and localization can be
accomplished through the use of well-placed acoustic sensors.”
http://www.stadtmusik.org/pages/381
sensory notation – Michael Southsworth
A student of Kevin Lynch and Professor of Urban Studies at UC Berkeley,
Michael Southsworth created experience maps of 1960 Boston’s sonic
environment. Unlike Schafer, Southworth did not try to describe
characteristic sounds for an urban place, but was mainly interested in
the strength of the relationship between soundscape and place. This
links back to Lynch’s idea of imagibility, the extent to which an urban
environment can form a concise mental image.
http://www.stadtmusik.org/pages/365
