Caroline Claus is a Brussels-based sound artist and urban planning and design researcher specializing in sonic and spatial atmospheres.
Her research concentrates on urban landscapes as environments for differential listening and the development of novel urban space. Her work involves the analysis of sonic affective capabilities (acoustic comfort & beyond), and the co-design of sonic habitat strategies to optimize the quality of urban living.
Her a-disciplinary practice combines sonic ethnographic research, artistic production, and planning and design research. She engages in research-driven collaborations, art residencies, and consulting. Field-based research findings and the outcome of art-driven experiments are disseminated and validated through a process that includes publications, seminar and conference participation, sound walking, and public listening.
Caroline has a dual background in sociology (Ugent) and urbanism, spatial planning, and design (EhB & VUB, cum laude). She holds a PhD in architecture from KU Leuven.