Name: Architectures of Sound
Brand: Birkhäuser
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ISBN: 9783035613292

Architekten sind es gewohnt, visuell zu entwerfen. Um ihre Entwurfsgrundlagen zu erweitern, stellt dieses Buch die Zusammenhänge zwischen Klang, Raum, Hören und Architektur dar. Dafür nutzt der Autor zeitgenössische wie historische Bauten und Projekte, aber auch fiktionale, philosophische und theoretische Ansätze: schliesslich soll der Klang nicht nur als Quelle, sondern auch als Instrument des architektonischen Raums definiert werden. Durch die Einführung in eine Metatheorie des „kritischen Hörens" können die Entwerfenden ihre Projekte bereits in der Entwurfsphase akustisch prüfen und auditiv gestalten.

Architects are used to designing visually. In order to expand their basic design tools, this book explores the interactions between sound, space, hearing, and architecture. To this end, the author uses contemporary and historic buildings and projects, but also fictional, philosophical, and theoretical approaches – the idea is not only to define sound as a source, but also as an instrument of architectural space. By introducing a metatheory of "critical hearing", designers are able to acoustically test their projects and contribute to their design with auditive input, already at the design stage.

"[ein] hilfreiches Konzeptbuch [...]" Alfred Benesch in: Zoll + 33 (2018), 95

Acoustic Concepts and Parameters for Architectural Design

Architectures of Sound

Michael Fowler 
Alumnus der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

Michael Fowler 
Alumnus of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

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<LI>Einführung und Entwurfshilfe zum akustischen Entwerfen </LI>
<LI>Anwendbar vom Einzelgebäude bis zum städtebaulichen Maßstab </LI>
<LI>Auf der Grundlage von Forschungen am Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation der TU Berlin </LI>

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<UL>
<LI>Introduction to and design aid for acoustic design </LI>
<LI>Suitable for application to individual buildings through to urban design </LI>
<LI>Based on research at the Audio Communication Department of Berlin Technical University </LI></UL>

Designing with an open ear Architects are used to designing visually. In order to expand their basic design tools, this book explores the interactions between sound, space, hearing, and architecture. To this end, the author uses contemporary and historic buildings and projects, but also fictional, philosophical, and theoretical approaches – the idea is not only to define sound as a source, but also as an instrument of architectural space. By introducing a metatheory of "critical hearing", designers are able to acoustically test their projects and contribute to their design with auditive input, already at the design stage. 
Introduction to and design aid for acoustic design 
Suitable for application to individual buildings through to urban design 
Based on research at the Audio Communication Department of Berlin Technical University 

Designing with an open ear Architects are used to designing visually. In order to expand their basic design tools, this book explores the in