Sounding City

Abstract

Sounding City is a short work of fiction. Set in what may seem like a familiar yet dystopian future, the story is the documentation of a protagonist, Wang, and his short Friday-night journey through the city to a protest event called a soundrag. The story briefly introduces the anticipated acoustic effects of some current and developing technologies (such as the electric car, soundbeam projection, and nanotechnology), and how these advanced paradigms may radically change the acoustic experience of future cities.

Keywords:

• future cities
• soundscape
• aural architecture