The sonic environment constantly surrounds us, and strongly contributes to the atmosphere of every location: to a particular ‘sense of the place’ that directly influences the quality of the urban environment.
Atmosphere – the intensity emerging from the relation between people and the (built) enviornment – has in fact a sonic dimension that  shapes the possiblity of a place to attract or repulse us, to make us feel comfortable or uncomfortable, secure or unsecure: it unfolds the politics of urban space as well as its everchanging transformations. 

Seeking to understanding how atmosphere drives people’s experience of everyday public space, the project takes a sonic ‘lens’ through which to investigate urban areas undergoing dramatic transformations. In particular, it concentrates on how urban policies (strategie, programs, bylaws, etc.) have a significant impact on the perceived sonic experience of city users, thus deeply affecting urban life.

Experimenting sonic methodologies to address issues of public space attractiveness, livability and inclusiveness, the action explores avenues to enhance “sonic cohabitation” among residents, stakeholders and city users by collaboratively analyze and shape the soundscape of urban areas undergoing transformation, starting from the case of Montreal’s entertainment neighborhood, to later focus on the Municipality of Venice. 

The project is developed in collaboration with Università Iuav di Venezia (benefciary home organization) and “Sounds in the city”, McGill University Montreal (partner host organization).

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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