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Talk · Urban Sound Forum, Barcelona

Cities you can hear

· 18 minutes

Soundmarks — the sounds that make a place itself — are disappearing faster than landmarks. A short talk with recordings from five years of listening to Lisbon.

Three things to take home

  1. A soundmark is a landmark you hear.
  2. Record the same corner every season. Change shows up in sound first.
  3. Quiet is not the same as peaceful.

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A letter from Lisbon, every other Sunday.

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