In April 2021 Michiel Huijsman (Soundtrackcity) and I published a report containing several recommendations on how to improve the sonic design of a rather busy roundabout in the city center of Rotterdam (The Netherlands). Idea behind the report is that Rotterdam wants to go greener, more sustainable, attract more biodiversity, etc. The report is based on sound walks with many residents and policy makers, a workshop sound, surveys (filled in by over 800 persons), field recordings, and the input of sound artists; it contains text (of course) but also several audio files and a solid introduction about the role of sound in public urban spaces. Caveat: the report is in Dutch but we’re working on an English translation. The report can be accessed here.
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Hey Marcel, that report is really interesting, particularly the analysis and the recommendations. I like the idea of raising up of the fountain a lot, since I always felt strange it being so low!
Speaking of sounds in an area, here is my composition, made out of sounds around the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne, for Acht Brueken festival a few years ago.
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––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ned McGowan, composer and flutist – Core professor Artistic Research, Assistant professor of Composition and Advanced Rhythm at the Utrecht Conservatory – Artistic Research Coach at Codarts and Fontys – PhD candidate, U Leiden and Orpheus – Founder, coordinator and teacher, International Rhythm Course
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Hi Ned, thanks for your positive words! Could you somehow upload your composition so that we can listen to it?