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Spatial Techniques to Visualize Acoustic Comfort along Cultural and Heritage Routes for a World Heritage City

open access: yesSustainability, 2015
This paper proposes to visualize acoustic comfort along tourist routes. Route-based tourism is crucial to the sustainability of tourism development in historic areas. Applying the concept of route-based tourism to guide tourists rambling along cultural and heritage routes can relieve overcrowded condition at hot scenic spots and increase the overall ...
Ni Sheng, Sheng Ni
exaly   +4 more sources

Turning a Deaf Ear: Acoustic Value in the Assessment of Heritage Landscapes

open access: yesLandscape Research, 2011
Abstract Aesthetic value is one of the fundamental criteria used to determine the cultural heritage significance of important places. In Australia, however, cultural heritage has had only a limited engagement with theories on aesthetics, and as a result, no practical methodology has been developed to identify, describe and assess the acoustic dimension
O'Connor, Penelope, Penny O'connor
exaly   +4 more sources

The Past Has Ears (PHE): XR Explorations of Acoustic Spaces as Cultural Heritage [PDF]

open access: yesLecture Notes in Computer Science, 2020
Hearing is one of our most pervasive senses. There is no equivalent to closing our eyes, or averting our gaze, for the ears. When we think about great architectural achievements in European history, such as ancient amphitheatres or Gothic cathedrals ...
Brian F G Katz   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Ambiance and acoustic heritage: sonic memory of the Grenoble school of architecture

open access: yesSound Studies
This article explores the sonic memory of the Grenoble School of Architecture in France. Designed in 1978 by Roland Simounet and Michel Charmont, the building’s exterior suggests a waterfall, while its interior unfolds in a labyrinth. Simounet, educated and having worked in France and Algiers, imbued the building with a unique cultural blend ...
Said, Noha Gamal, Elghawaby, Mahmoud
exaly   +3 more sources

Acoustics as Tangible Heritage: Re-embodying the Sensory Heritage in the Boundless Reign of Sight [PDF]

open access: yesPreservation, Digital Technology and Culture, 2021
Abstract This conceptual study discusses cultural and historic sounds as tangible heritage by focusing on preservation practices for both soundscape and individual sound sources besides the acoustical fingerprints of the spaces. Although the intangible cultural heritage concept has opened a new room into the sensory objects, the formal ...
Hasan Baran Firat
exaly   +2 more sources

Acoustic Experiences for Cultural Heritage Sites: A Pilot Experiment on Spontaneous Visitors’ Interest

open access: yesLecture Notes in Computer Science, 2020
Providing technologies to support the visiting experience in cultural venues of artistic value is an important issue that needs to be addressed by considering the delicate nature of the places. Architectural heritage and visual arts are two valuable examples: the most sensible choice for augmenting the comprehension and the experience concerning this ...
Vincenzo Norman Vitale   +2 more
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