Method
Listening & Urbanism Workshop (LUW) is a site-based artistic research and planning-and-design research practice at the intersection of sound studies and urbanism. LUW translates situated listening and field recording into sonic cartographies and scenario notes that connect lived sonic experience to urban form, infrastructure, and sonic habitat development.
LUW maps sonic space shifts by tracing the alluring behaviour of sonic figurations that delineate scale, form, position, and the dynamics of urban change, operating as structural markers for analysis and design scenarios beyond nuisance-based framings.
Work modes
- Site-based projects (commissioned studies, public-space reports)
- Research collaborations (consortia, grants, labs)
- Studio practice (publishing, audio essays, prototypes)
Outputs
- Sonic UX profiles
- Plan-as-Score scenario notes
- Audio essays
- Soundwalks
- Augmented-reality (AR) cartographies
- Live listening sessions
Authorship: LUW methodology and Sonic Habitat UX terminology are authored by Caroline Claus.
Attribution: Reuse or adaptation requires credit and citation of relevant records/publications.
How to cite: Claus, C. (2026). Listening & Urbanism Workshop. https://clauscaroline.be/listening-urbanism-workshops-luw/
Method lineage, reference and license infos: Claus (2022), Claus et al. (2024), Claus (2025).
Published: 2026-02-6. Last updated: 2026-02-18.
© Caroline Claus 2026