Sound Worlds of Japanese Gardens: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Spatial Thinking

Michael D. Fowler

Published by transcript Verlag 2014

Sound Worlds of Japanese Gardens

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Spatial Thinking

Michael D. Fowler

In the series Kultur- und Medientheorie

https://doi.org/10.1515/transcript.9783839425688

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About this book

Michael D. Fowler presents an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the sound world of traditional Japanese gardens by drawing from the diverse fields of semiotics, acoustic ecology, philosophy, mathematical modelling, architecture, music, landscape theory and acoustic analysis. Using projects - ranging from data-visualisations, immersive sound installations, algorithmically generated meta-gardens and proto-architectural form finding missions - as creative paradigms, the book offers a new framework for artistic inquiry in which the sole objective is the generation of new knowledge through the act of spatial thinking.

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Michael D. Fowler is an alumni of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Fellowship program. His research focuses on the intersection between architectural theory, soundscape studies and landscape architecture.

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Japanese Garden Aesthetics An Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
John Cage s Ryoanji A Case Study for Spatial Thinking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 218
Keywords: Soundscape Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies; Art; Sound; Space; Nature; Musicology; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: July 27, 2014
ISBN: 9783839425688