SONIC ETHNOGRAPHY
& CARTOGRAPHY

DELIVERABLES
- On-site recording and documentation
- Public listening walks & UX surveys
- GIS-based sound atlases with planning and design annotations
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
- Environment & mobility teams
- Planning & design offices
- Project developers
- Cultural institutions
PLANNING & CO-DESIGN

DELIVERABLES
- Scenario testing
- Sonic-criteria workbook
- Sonic design workshop
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
- Urban & landscape architects
- Planning departments
- Urban agencies
SITE SOUNDS
& PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

DELIVERABLES
- Site-specific installations and performative experiments that test concepts in situ and gather community feedback
- Community sound labs, participatory sound walks
- Sensory-based activation of urban sites and spaces
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
- Cultural institutions, workspaces, and innovation labs
- Community organizations
- Place-making programmes
ART LABS,
PROTOTYPING & TRAINING

DELIVERABLES
- DIY sensor prototypes & datasets
- Open-access method kits – illustrated guides and score-like instructions that invite planners, artists, and residents to co-compose and document urban sonic environments
- Studio style workshops and short course programmes
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
- Urban planning and design offices
- University and research labs
- Sound artists and workspaces
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