Amorphous

Towards a Sonic Architecture

Liam McCosh - 2019

Architecture practice maintains an ongoing interest in the relationship between space and sound. While the work of many architects has produced a wealth of knowledge about applying the rules of western musical arrangement to spatial design, emerging contemporary theories raise questions about the prioritisation of formal outcomes exemplified by this line of enquiry. The increasing validation of cross-disciplinary practice as a model for design research, and the development of virtual reality technologies, means that new explorations into the role of sound as a dimension of architectural experience are now possible. Therefore; As a critical response to the ongoing visual bias of architectural praxis, this body of research explores how an understanding of the relationship between architecture and sound may develop through design-led research undertakings. An open-ended design process engaging with a multitude of digital and analogue tools was used to investigate the nature of the relationship between sound and architecture.