Article: On the Art and Science of Making Buildings Sound Natural

October 6, 2021 by Department of Art History

Professor Joseph L. Clarke recently published an article in Aeon discussing the art and science of making buildings sound natural. Prof. Clarke examines how our movies and offices are engineered to sound natural based on what rang false in the theatres of 18-century Paris.

Read "Acoustic naturalism" by Prof. Clarke on Aeon, an online magazine of ideas and culture.