The second phase sought to engage residents, city users and local actors from QDS through workshops aiming to identify problematic sound-related urban issues and develop collaborative guideline to address them through sound interventions. Two workshops were organized in Spring 2022 (April and June) in collaboration with the Sounds in the city team.
The first workshop aimed at gathering collaborative and creative solutions to address sound-related urban issues affecting QDS, and thus contributing to the post-pandemic future of the neighborhood.
Drawing from the results of the first workshop, the second workshop focused on Place de la Paix (PdP), identified as a perfect spot where to move forward and narrow down the sonic investigation. PdP is an underused public space located in the hearth of QDS deeply affected by traffic and by issues of cohabitation between residents, city users and marginalized groups.
The aim of the workshop was to discuss together with residents, stakeholders and local sound artists how to envision a more enjoyable, inclusive and livable sonic environment for PdP. The activity sought to collect ideas and inform a collaborative sound intervention to be realized in the square over Fall 2022.
The first workshop aimed at gathering collaborative and creative solutions to address sound-related urban issues affecting QDS, and thus contributing to the post-pandemic future of the neighborhood.
Drawing from the results of the first workshop, the second workshop focused on Place de la Paix (PdP), identified as a perfect spot where to move forward and narrow down the sonic investigation. PdP is an underused public space located in the hearth of QDS deeply affected by traffic and by issues of cohabitation between residents, city users and marginalized groups.
The aim of the workshop was to discuss together with residents, stakeholders and local sound artists how to envision a more enjoyable, inclusive and livable sonic environment for PdP. The activity sought to collect ideas and inform a collaborative sound intervention to be realized in the square over Fall 2022.
︎︎︎ outputs
Di Croce, N., Guastavino, C. Toward a sonic approach in Tactical Urbanism (currently in the process of writing)In the last decades cities have started addressing challenging urban issues through Tactical urbanism strategies, that is ephemeral, participatory, low-cost and temporary interventions aiming to trigger positive benefits to underused and problematic areas.
While most of such interventions have a strong visual component, this article focuses on the potentials of sonic-oriented tactical urbanism projects informed by participatory design processes engaging residents and local actors of neighborhoods undergoing transformation.
Drawing from the outcomes of a two-years long project developed in the Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, the article illustrates how a sonic-oriented approach in urban planning research can provide meaningful tools to urban researchers and professionals to address the intertwined issues affecting the attractiveness, livability and inclusiveness of contemporary cities.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 881822
photo credits Nicola Di Croce