Brown, David P.2009-06-042009-06-042004Hartz, Eric Harry. "Acoustic aesthetics: A material exploration." (2004) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17751">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17751</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17751Sound as an architectural material is one of our most copious and yet systematically ignored design materials worthy of exploration. If it is addressed, architecture seeks to silence the sound it encounters: it blocks our aural connection to the next room, the next building, and the outside world. This project imagines what it would mean to listen through walls, to gather information about nearby spaces with our ears and finally what it would mean if that acoustic experience could be understood to be aesthetic.* *This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation). The CD requires the following system requirements: Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer.51 ppapplication/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ArchitectureThesisRICE2756reformatted digitalTHESIS ARCH. 2004 HARTZ