CDA Sonic Drift is an artist-led audio essay with a geospatial Sonic UX workflow as its research spine. Focused on Brussels North’s Chaussée d’Anvers (CDA), it traces sonic space shifts through field recording, differential listening, and AI-assisted analysis. GDPR-compliant rooftop logging and AER/USS modules were implemented with CERTH as a technical project partner.

Combining sound studies and planning methods, the project offers a critical perspective on how urban strategies redefine the city’s sonic experience. It challenges conventional approaches by foregrounding the affective dimension of urban sound and the role of public participation in planning processes.

The audio essay functions as an interface: outcomes are presented as a mixed-media installation—dubplate listening, risograph scores, and GIS-based (dis)comfort maps—inviting public reflection on acoustic dis/comfort and on the use of AI in planning practice.