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052-5503-00L 1 Credits BSC D-ARCH

Vibrational Architectures

Lecturers & Examiners: Sam Nabil Ghantous
Summer School. From September 8 - 12 in RIA-Building (next to ONA), Neunbrunnenstrasse 50, 8093 Zürich
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Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:30:29

Abstract

With Nicole L'Huillier, we will explore sonic spaces and vibrational architectures through a transdisciplinary approach to sound, listening, and spatial experience. Participants will develop an artwork that investigates the relationship between sound and space. We navigate invisible architectures and immaterial worlds—sonic structures that shape our shared environments, relations, and perceptions.

Objective

Experimental methodologies to conceptualice and create an artwork that explore the relationship between sound and space. Through this process you will learn about: Field recording, Sound collage, Digital Audio Workstations, Soldering electronic components for custom made mies and sound systems.

Content

Students will explore acoustic phenomena, artistic methodologies, amplification techniques, and electromagnetic interferences through instruments such as electromagnetic frequency (EMF) antennas, contact microphones, and transducers. Guided by the poetics and politics of listening, as well as the creation of experimental apparatuses for sending and receiving vibrations, the workshop will approach sound and vibration as streng material forces for constructing sonic spaces and other forms of vibrational architectures.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Vibrational Architectures No time listed 40 h semesterly

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