The paper takes the notion of soundscape and its relation to power relations within the scope of architecture. Indeed, sound has long been devised as a tool so as to control people and urban realm. The paper discusses...The paper takes the notion of soundscape and its relation to power relations within the scope of architecture. Indeed, sound has long been devised as a tool so as to control people and urban realm. The paper discusses the politics, aesthetics and social character of urban soundscape by elucidating the materialized shape of sound, that is to say; the close relationship between architecture and sound, between materiality of the physical form and its audio-spatial experience to understand how soundscape is controlled by architectural means for establishing power over masses and class segregation in various contexts. Similar to the case of physical-landscape, the soundscape in various types of buildings also manifests the idealized power relationships in any society through the control of sound in architectural space. Therefore, the auditory characteristics of these spatial precedents are elucidated in this study. It is argued that sound is a very political entity and auditory mechanisms are utilized for the purposes of both surveillance and suppression of political opponents. The paper intends to demonstrate that sound has a very dark history under the disguise of grandiose aesthetics, and thus, it is very important in establishing power. Spatial typologies are classified according to their auditory functions in relation to establishing power in urban realm.展开更多
The Xigeda formation is a set of interbreds comprised of halfconsolidated silt,fine sand and clay with clear lamination and total thickness of 300 m.It is dated to be the early Pleistocene and widespread distributed o...The Xigeda formation is a set of interbreds comprised of halfconsolidated silt,fine sand and clay with clear lamination and total thickness of 300 m.It is dated to be the early Pleistocene and widespread distributed on the Quaternary planes of denudation and leveling.This formation has particular tectonic deformation as expressed by deformed belts confined to certain locations,which extend linearly over long distances.It also manifests itself as graben and horst sequences where fault planes are very straight.Various deformation styles,such as horizontal,vertical and oblique dislocations,normal,reverse and thrust faulting resulted in tilts of small blocks in different directions.The clay beds are intruded by underlying sand layers.Parallel ridges and depressions characterize the landscape.These phenomena of deformation are probably the result of intensive vibration of soil bodies during major earthquakes which caused instantaneous shear,compression and extension.The analysis of generation factors for such tectonic deformation provides a new approach for determination of areas with seismic risks,assessment of earthquake intensity and research of earthquake mechanisms.展开更多
文摘The paper takes the notion of soundscape and its relation to power relations within the scope of architecture. Indeed, sound has long been devised as a tool so as to control people and urban realm. The paper discusses the politics, aesthetics and social character of urban soundscape by elucidating the materialized shape of sound, that is to say; the close relationship between architecture and sound, between materiality of the physical form and its audio-spatial experience to understand how soundscape is controlled by architectural means for establishing power over masses and class segregation in various contexts. Similar to the case of physical-landscape, the soundscape in various types of buildings also manifests the idealized power relationships in any society through the control of sound in architectural space. Therefore, the auditory characteristics of these spatial precedents are elucidated in this study. It is argued that sound is a very political entity and auditory mechanisms are utilized for the purposes of both surveillance and suppression of political opponents. The paper intends to demonstrate that sound has a very dark history under the disguise of grandiose aesthetics, and thus, it is very important in establishing power. Spatial typologies are classified according to their auditory functions in relation to establishing power in urban realm.
文摘The Xigeda formation is a set of interbreds comprised of halfconsolidated silt,fine sand and clay with clear lamination and total thickness of 300 m.It is dated to be the early Pleistocene and widespread distributed on the Quaternary planes of denudation and leveling.This formation has particular tectonic deformation as expressed by deformed belts confined to certain locations,which extend linearly over long distances.It also manifests itself as graben and horst sequences where fault planes are very straight.Various deformation styles,such as horizontal,vertical and oblique dislocations,normal,reverse and thrust faulting resulted in tilts of small blocks in different directions.The clay beds are intruded by underlying sand layers.Parallel ridges and depressions characterize the landscape.These phenomena of deformation are probably the result of intensive vibration of soil bodies during major earthquakes which caused instantaneous shear,compression and extension.The analysis of generation factors for such tectonic deformation provides a new approach for determination of areas with seismic risks,assessment of earthquake intensity and research of earthquake mechanisms.
