We live in a culture that readily and pervasively privileges the eye over the ear. Architecture is
regarded increasingly as picturesque images by spectators at distance and in isolation. Building
starts to lose their plasticity and the close connection with the language and wisdom of the body.
However, every touching experience of architecture is multi-sensory. Therefore, architecture
involves seven realms of sensory experiences which interact and infuse each other in a
continuum. The thesis attempts to locate at the aural realm as a theoretical departure point and to
explore ways of counterbalancing the unconscious tendency concerning retinal dominance. It is
intended to recapture the fading sensuality, tactility and embodied essence of architecture. The
study of audible space corresponds to one specific perceptual phenomenon as the starting point.
This is not intended slightly to undermine the reality mat in architectural synthesis, different
sensory categories overlap. The experiment attempts to explore and reinstate the relationship
between architecture and sound. It seeks to trace for the seams which tie together their
adjacencies and to overhear the different mutations of visual sound and acoustical space.
Concepts and methodologies that signify the role of sound in architectural and environmental
design will be investigated. The project, hypothetically the extension of the Orpheum Theater,
will serve as the vehicle for the petrifying the theoretical investigation.. The project attempts to
discover room and potential for improvements between the conflicting forces. The locale's charm
lies in its specificity and complexity as an enduring historical local musical precinct, a
neighborhood of depopulated and deteriorating street life. The study at this particular locale also
tries to scrutinize the architectural relationship between the old and new and the possible regain
of eminent public activities in public spaces resultant from inappropriate urban planning strategy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/6021 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Lo, Hiu Ying |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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