The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid)
This article focuses on the placemaking process and experimental research on the citizens’ assessment of the soundscape in Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Numerous studies conducted in recent decades have shown that sound is a crucial element capable of providing new insights into the relationship between...
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| description | This article focuses on the placemaking process and experimental research on the citizens’ assessment of the soundscape in Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Numerous studies conducted in recent decades have shown that sound is a crucial element capable of providing new insights into the relationship between human beings and the environment. Sound possesses physical-sensory-perceptual qualities which connect the emotional and the rational aspects of the experience of the place, overcoming the aesthetic/scientific duality. By default, the soundscape is the result of a collective production. It is the resonant expression of the multiple activities and uses that inhabit a space. The soundscape of everyday life provides a vision of life in a particular place, giving meaning and a singular character to the fact of living there. The concept and methods of the soundscape arise from sensitive experiences of the place in direct relation to a community. This exploratory research focused on in situ methods (soundwalks, improvised interview mappings, sound archives, performances, and collective sound actions) as expressions of collective listening to place. This article also focuses on how to map and share the result of this research, the technology to build a collective digital place as a place of confluence of experiences, citizen knowledge, and reflection on the situated soundscape. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f1834ce980c46ee8c20da7f4f4b5c322024-01-16T14:32:50ZengCogitatioUrban Planning2183-76352024-01-019010.17645/up.72063387The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid)Cristina Palmese0José Luis Carles Arribas1Alejandro Rodríguez Antolín2Social and Communication Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, SpainInterfaculty Music Department, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainInterfaculty Music Department, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainThis article focuses on the placemaking process and experimental research on the citizens’ assessment of the soundscape in Puerta del Sol in Madrid. Numerous studies conducted in recent decades have shown that sound is a crucial element capable of providing new insights into the relationship between human beings and the environment. Sound possesses physical-sensory-perceptual qualities which connect the emotional and the rational aspects of the experience of the place, overcoming the aesthetic/scientific duality. By default, the soundscape is the result of a collective production. It is the resonant expression of the multiple activities and uses that inhabit a space. The soundscape of everyday life provides a vision of life in a particular place, giving meaning and a singular character to the fact of living there. The concept and methods of the soundscape arise from sensitive experiences of the place in direct relation to a community. This exploratory research focused on in situ methods (soundwalks, improvised interview mappings, sound archives, performances, and collective sound actions) as expressions of collective listening to place. This article also focuses on how to map and share the result of this research, the technology to build a collective digital place as a place of confluence of experiences, citizen knowledge, and reflection on the situated soundscape.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/7206city lifemadridpublic spacepuerta del solsituated soundscapesoundwalk |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Palmese José Luis Carles Arribas Alejandro Rodríguez Antolín The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid) Urban Planning city life madrid public space puerta del sol situated soundscape soundwalk |
| title | The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid) |
| title_full | The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid) |
| title_fullStr | The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid) |
| title_short | The Soundscape and Listening as an Approach to Sensuous Urbanism: The Case of Puerta del Sol (Madrid) |
| title_sort | soundscape and listening as an approach to sensuous urbanism the case of puerta del sol madrid |
| topic | city life madrid public space puerta del sol situated soundscape soundwalk |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/7206 |
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