Meredith Cofer

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[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

I had this same thought. Going into the class I had no idea how Architecture, Sound, and Sustainability connected but now I am more aware of the "noise" around me and have a better understanding as to how sound impacts the world around us. #1102ARCHSOUND

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

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[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

Going through the portfolio I got extremely confused. Are we picking assignments that we did and reflecting on them for the artifacts? For the reflective essay, how do we make a claim? I understand the purpose but I am havigng trouble making connections with the format.

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I found these articles very interesting but I was confused as to what an authoritative website is. I did give it my best shot. lol #1102archsound

[Lauren Neefe, PhD @laneefe]

#1102archsound Q14 Find 2 authoritative websites that speak to any course concept & you think your classmates should follow bc they might be useful for developing the arguments of their tours. If you post tomorrow tag your post #followfriday

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

I think that’s why sound acoustics is really important to the purpose of the room and have a better understanding of the aural arena.

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

Blesser talks about how echos can be unwanted noise in small spaces and I agree because when people are in rooms they are using having conversations some of which are probably private and to hear yourself bouncing off the walls would become extremely annoying... #1102ARCHSOUND

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

@liz_a_mcg I think people would abide to the silent garden though because in libraries there are the levels with conversation to silence and I think people would follow suit. I think it would be student enforced more than anything. #1102ARCHSOUND

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I know at Harvard they have a whisper tunnel so it would be cool if they could create some type of whisper pipe system in the halls or walls with different colors and maybe colors that signify the topic for the persons on the end. #1102ARCHSOUND

[Lauren Neefe, PhD @laneefe]

#1102archsound Q13 VVV https://t.co/lm3NpEzRuS

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

I think it’s also interesting that like when I thought of the sounds I immediately associated it with wealth. #ActiveReading

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

The Rococo Period Church/Townhouses was really interesting to read about because I could hear everything like the steps on marble and dining room with table music. Like that sounds so beautiful to me but I never considered it being a part of architecture... #1102archsound

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@annabelleboo1 @laneefe I definitely would never think of them as a group lol because music is not my thing but maybe they’ll have sound proof rooms or something for music so that it doesn’t infringe on the equity of others.#1102ARCHSOUND

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

Community. #1102ARCHSOUND

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

The animal stakeholder was the most interesting to me because I really didn’t even consider them to be affected by sound but when talking about it I realized how sound affects them just as much as us like how signal noises make dogs ears perk up. I looked into it further... https://t.co/br8oGsIsQZ

[Lauren Neefe, PhD @laneefe]

#1102archsound Q12 Today you had to compare your aural architecture in a given situation in the Living Building with your own: which stakeholder experience did you learn the most from and why? what did you learn?

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

And I read that “noise pollution” can cause animals to have higher heart rates, lose hearing or have increased anxiety. This matters because if one is trying to make a building that does not affect the environment than they have to think of ways to protect the animals in the...

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is hearing. #1102ARCHSOUND

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I was going through the LB activity and thought it was really interesting be sitting in a building and thinking about other people’s experiences while you are experiencing it themselves. Like to be sitting in the crc but thinking about what someone who is running on the track...

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@liz_a_mcg @laneefe I think that would be a really cool sound mark but I know how buzzing scares me so if I was studying or in a class or a meeting in KB I think I’d be more so annoyed and it would push me away from using the building. #1102ARCHSOUND

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

a positive change from entering and exiting the building I think that would really make the building interesting and seem more alive because you could hear the positive energy in the building in a way. #1102ARCHSOUND

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

I remember when the people who are working on the Kendeda Building came and they talked about how they would make a machine to capture people’s feelings while (mad, sad, etc.) entering/exiting the building. If they added like a chime or something for when people had https://t.co/9NqSnc5SgR

[Lauren Neefe, PhD @laneefe]

#1102archsound Q11 B+S cite a study of 19th-century church bells to support the claim that "Public acoustic arenas were valued for their ability to integrate individuals into the social fabric of their community" (30). What soundmark could make an acoustic community of the KB?

[Meredith Cofer @MeredithCofer]

@PickardNoelle I agree because like we always hear things and it’s really hard to push things to the background. But I can see her point because I can tune out almost any noise I choose when I don’t think about the sound or when I focus on something else like something I can see. #1102ARCHSOUND