The ability to capture or retain sound stimuli was achieved thousands of years later its momentary essence was barely remembered, described, repeated, represented (music scores) but difficult to retain. In the Western world knowledge has been mostly based on visual aspects this may be due to our capacity to represent analogically what we are observing through graphic means. These results can be found at Ocularcentrism The design of this methodology relied on fieldwork to build a theoretical basis and contrast expert findings with the opinions of local residents about their neighborhood. On the other hand, and focusing on the current state of the neighborhood, a theoretical review was conducted to relate morphological and perceptual aspects and explore the interaction among sound, space and society. This information was complemented by an urban-architectural analysis of the area according to a spatial-historical perspective. A literature review was then carried out to contextualize the development of printing arts since 1894 -when the first printing machine was brought to the area- and map the use of space. In interdisciplinary terms, this research addressed different dimensions through qualitative and quantitative approaches tailored to the field of expertise of each team member. According to Lynch, “sensations determine the quality of places and such a quality affects our immediate welfare, actions, feelings and understanding 35.” Based on these criteria, a group of architects, sociologists, historians, anthropologists and artists conducted a two-year study to conceptualize and implement different strategies designed to explore the soundscape of San Nicolás. This paper presents the results of research and seeks to support the initiatives aimed at understanding the complex dimensions underlying the sensitive impression (a term coined by Kevin Lynch) of space through interdisciplinary methodologies. The emergence of a new sensitivity may influence historicity and the emotional attachment to the environment to the point of establishing a heritage valuation of the intangible. However, traditional approaches are limited to the elaboration of quantitative noise analyses, ignoring other dimensions associated with subjectivity. In this sense, sound is regarded as a key environmental factor within urban landscape, acting as a mediator between territory and sensation therefore, studies focused on the reinvention of urban spaces should explore the sound phenomenon in its multiple dimensions. Keywords: territory soundscape environmental quality printing industry Colombia.Īpart from evaluating cost-benefit relationships from a financial perspective, urban design should understand that the perception of its subjects has a critical and deep impact on welfare. Based on an interdisciplinary approach, this study addresses the opinions of the community and uses methodologies that combine morphological analysis with the recording, sound measurement and hearing of landscapes which are mapped.

This three-year research project develops a theoretical proposal through the definition of the sound territory concept, which is then validated through a case study. Since 1894, this neighborhood has been home to a large number of small printing businesses that left a footprint of sound generated by the subtle “industrial symphony” performed by the drumming of old and new machines and offered to passersby from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. This paper addresses the relationship that exists between space and sound -understood as soundscape - in San Nicolás de Cali, a traditional place that is about to experience some changes as the result of the implementation of urban renewal policies and the modernization of the Printing industry, the predominant activity that characterizes the area. Apart from architecture and the urban space, the environment also contributes -beyond any administrative delimitation- to the generation of meaningful territories.

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