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November 12, 2005
Architecture and Sound
Angela, Joo Youn, Thomas and I went to this lecture. It was definitely time well-spent. I was really inspired and was amazed to see how architects are bringing in pcomp into their works. The one that impressed me the most was the third group that presented. A reiteration of the project, White Noise/White Light, in Athens Olympics. The project for a Washington, D.C. sidewalk by Erik Carlson and Meejin Yoon. They were totally pcomping! Here are some info below.
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Erik Carlson, Alvin Lucier, Joel Sanders, Ben Rubin, Karen Van Lengen, and Meejin Yoon
A presentation and discussion of several new projects that explore the use of sound in architectural space. Among the projects that will be discussed are “Hearways,” a collaboration between Joel Sanders/JSA, Ben Rubin/Ear Studio, and Karen Van Lengen; a project for a Washington, D.C. sidewalk by Erik Carlson and Meejin Yoon; and several sound pieces by sound artist Alvin Lucier.
Thursday, November 10
The Urban Center
457 Madison Avenue
6:30 p.m.
Following the submission of a large number of proposals from around the world, the Look of the City Section of ATHENS 2004 has selected a series of interactive installations to be realised alongside the routes.
The following interactive installations will operate primarily from 21:00 to 02:00, between 12 and 29 August.
J. Meejin Yoon: White Noise/White Light ("Listen to Athens" Route)
An interactive platform is placed near the entry to the Ancient Theatre of Dionysus, on Dionysiou Areopagitou St. The installation is a field of fibre-optic light strands which responds to pedestrian movement. The strands brighten and activate concealed speakers which emit a sound sampling of the city in the wake of the passerby.
Layout of the poles. Essentially, through human's touch, acting as a capacitance, certain sounds are triggered. The sounds are also networked creating a fade, 3d effect in the space.
Their circuit
Some other projects, the "Open House," that is to be built in Germany. They are building a house with the soundscape built-in, so that different parts of the house would give off different sounds according to its surroundings.
Some clips.
Posted by min at November 12, 2005 07:58 PM