Matters of context
Photo credit: Harold Cassière By Cynthia Tarlao and Edda Bild We all know that context matters: where and who we are matter just as much as what we are doing in...
Category: Soundscape
Sound fundamentals for professionals of the built environment: a course for city makers
By Edda Bild Sounds in the City is yet again going back to school! Or, rather, taking professionals of the built environment back to (fun) school as part of a c...
Making lemonade from research lemons: three lessons from studying the effect of a misting water feature in a public space
Imagine that you have spent months working out the details of your research design for a summer-long study on a new public space the city is piloting. This spac...
How did Montreal sound in 2020? Here are three ways in which you can support our research:
Do you live anywhere on the island of Montreal? Consider taking our questionnaire on the sounds of the COVID-19 confinement (available in English and French): g...
What does the pandemic sound like? Quieted city sounds during lockdown
by Catherine Guastavino Sounds in the city has been tracking the transformation of Montreal soundscapes during the COVID-19 outbreak, through audio recordings a...
Celebrate Montreal’s radio history with a self-guided soundwalk, thanks to the Centennial of Broadcasting in Canada
by Mariana Mejía Ahrens Radio in the city: 100 years of history in Montreal The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of radio broadcasting in Canada. To celebr...
Sounds in the City presents at Semaine du son UNESCO Canada
by Edda Bild The UNESCO Sound Week (Semaine du Son UNESCO), an event taking place all over France every year in January since 2017, was planned to have its firs...
Les présentations des Journées du Bruit Environnemental sont disponibles en ligne
L’équipe Ville sonore a participé aux premières Journées du Bruit Environnemental organisées par le Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux en novembre de...
Have your voice heard, we’re listening: what does the Quartier des spectacles sound like to you?
Do you want to help and engage with our research at Sounds in the City? Now that 2020 is in full swing, our team invites you to participate in an online survey ...
Sounds in the City goes to Boston
Earlier this month, Sounds in the City team members Daniel Steele and Edda Bild headed to the Initiative on Cities at Boston University to lead a Boston soundwa...