Tag: architecture

Destruction of Sasaki and Collins Landscaping at Michael Reese Hospital Campus

In wanton disregard of the great cultural, historical, and ecological value of the Michael Reese Hosptial Campus, the City of Chicago has begun demolishing ”some of the most beautiful landscapes in the city.”

A Soundwalk Idea for Chicago’s Bauhaus District by the Michael Reese Hospital Campus

MSAE member Dan Goston writes that the Michael Reese Hospital Campus is an unique piece of Chicago’s great architectural legacy located in its historic Bronzeville neighborhood. Tragically, and even absurdly, the MRH Campus faces what increasingly appears to be demolition by the City of Chicago in order to make for an uncertain future Olympic village. The Gropius in Chicago Coalition and other organizations is attempting to save the MRH. Dan concludes with a list of potential impacts that demolition will have upon the acoustic ecology of the city and region.

Megalópolis sonoras. Identidad cultural y sonidos en peligro de extinción. Mexico 2009

Report by Eric Leonardson

Megalópolis sonoras. Identidad cultural y sonidos en peligro de extinción (Sound Megalopolis: Sounds in danger of extinction) took place from March 23-27, 2009 at the gorgeous Fonoteca Nacional in the Coyaocán area of Mexico City. The site of the Fonoteca Nacional is the former home of the great Mexican poet Octavio Paz (1914-1998) and now serves as the archive of all significant audio recordings relevant to the history and culture of Mexico. It is a public access facility with a large, sophisticated lab for the collection, restoration, and preservation of recorded sound. This 5-day conference brought the founders of the World Soundscape Project together with the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology (WFAE) and the Mexican Forum for Acoustic Ecology, including a host of new people to the field from around the world.

Inaugral ceremony for Sound Megalopolis, March 23, 2009
Inaugural ceremony for Sound Megalopolis, March 23, 2009

I attended the conference with Jesse Seay who, in addition to being a member of the World Listening Project, is the director of Favorite Chicago Sounds and a producer at Vocalo.org.

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