Elective at semester(s) 6, 8, ECTS: 3
Generic Competences: Ability to search for, process and analyse information from a variety of sources using the necessary technologies, Ability to adapt to and act in new situations and cope under pressure, Ability to make reasoned decisions, Ability to work autonomously, Ability to work in a team, Ability to work in an international context, Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment, Capacity to generate new ideas (creativity), Ability to design and manage projects, Ability to interact constructively with others regardless of background and culture and respecting diversity, Commitment to conservation of the environment, Ability to demonstrate social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues, Ability to be critical and self-critical , Ability to promote free, creative and inductive thinking.
, Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation
The course introduces the theory of atmospheres as it has developed in Europe over the past twenty years within the field of architecture. It is grounded in a phenomenological approach to perception and uses sound as a medium for analyzing and understanding the built and lived environment.
Concepts such as the sound object, sound effects, and the soundscape are explored as tools for analysis, interpretation, and architectural design, enabling links to be made between auditory experience and spatial composition.
Each academic year, students carry out an initial study based on field recordings, listening sessions, and sound editing, with the aim of describing and qualitatively assessing existing sonic situations. This material is then developed further in a second study dedicated to the design of a sound architecture project, which investigates the relationships between space, perception, and uses.
The course is organized as a research and exploration studio, combining theoretical readings, sound material manipulation, and experimentation through sound, with the aim of producing relational architectural situations.
Student assessment is based on active participation in the course and the completion of two small group-based projects, developed progressively over the course of the semester. Both projects are grounded in fieldwork, which includes:
- on-site observations,
- qualitative research / interviews,
- spatial recordings and mappings of the site,
- as well as field sound recordings using professional equipment.
The first project focuses on the description and qualitative analysis of existing sonic situations through field recordings, listening sessions, and sound editing.
The second project involves the design and development of a sound architecture project, exploring the relationships between space, perception, and uses.
The final submission of the projects is carried out in groups and consists of a final outcome in the form of an interactive and sound-based installation, accompanied by brief documentation of the methodology, analysis, and design choices.
Assessment criteria take into account:
- the quality of the field research,
- the clarity and consistency of the analysis,
- the creativity and strength of the design proposal,
- the quality of collaborative work and participation in the studio process.
1. Pierre Schaeffer (2017), Treatise on Musical Objects: An Essay across Disciplines, California Studies in 20th-Century Music, July 2017. University of Californiia Press Editions (Translation from French Christiane North and John Dack from Book with the same title, Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1966)
2. Augoyard, J.F. and Torgue H. (2005) Sonic Experience : A guide to everyday Sounds, Translated by Andra McCartney and David Paquette, McGill-Queen’s University Press : Montreal & Kingston, London & Ithaca, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-2548.
3. H. Jarviluoma, M. Kyto, B. Truax, H. Uimonen and N. Vikman (eds.); Acoustic Environments in Change translation editor Bruce Johnson. Five Village Soundscapes, R. M. Schafer (ed.); translation editor Bruce Johnson, TAMK University of Applied Sciences, 431 p. ISBN 9789525264784.
4. Jean-Paul Thibaud, Towards a praxiology of sound environment, in Sensory Studies - Sensorial Investigations [website], URL : http://www.sensorystudies.org/?page_id=358.
5. Jean-Paul Thibaud, A sonic paradigm of urban ambiances? In Journal of Sonic Studies. Volume 1, n°1, 2011 http://journal.sonicstudies.org/vol01/nr01/a02
6. EvangeliaPaxinou. Δημιουργία ατμόσφαιρας στην αρχιτεκτονική. Μία πρόκληση στον σχεδιασμό του δημόσιου αστικού χώρου. Architecture, space management. Aristotelus Universιty of Thessaloniki, 2017. Greek. ⟨tel-01527083⟩
7. Meri Kytö, Nicolas Rémy, Heikki Uimonen, Françoise Acquier, Gabriel Bérubé, et al.. European Acoustic Heritage. [Research Report] 83, Tampere University of Applied Sciences; Phonogrammarchiv, the Austrian Academy of Sciences ; The multidisciplinary collective Escoitar; The Isle of San Simón Foundation; CRESSON. 2012, pp.108.
8. Nicolas Rémy, Nicolas Tixier. Aτμόσφαιρες, αύριο. Ambiances, demain. Ambiances, tomorrow: Proceedings of 3rd International Congress on Ambiances.. Volos, Grèce. vol. 1 ; Vol. 2, International Network Ambiances ; University of Thessaly, 1015 p., 2016.
9. Nicolas Rémy, Théo Marchal, Grégoire Chelkoff, Hengameh Pirhosseinloo-Amini, Jean-Luc Bardyn, et al.. Esquis'Sons ! Sketching soundscapes by using parametric tools: application to the design of balconies, loggias, terraces and corridors of building facades. Euronoise 2018, May 2018, HERSONISSOS, CRETE, Greece.