My name is Jonathan, and I came to the field of Architecture as a classically trained clarinet player. I found the mental pathways I used as a musician to be critical when designing a space. Strangely enough, learning to compose in the western harmonic traditions (think Bach) did well to prepare me to design complex interrelated spaces and structures.

 

The research on this website comes from a long pattern of inquiry into technology, instruments, sound, and space. My previous work has explored the tools and instruments that represent sound in architecture. With generous support from The Miller Hull Partnership and the Bob Hull research grant, my current work explores the spatial applications of sound in Architecture. I ask of the profession: what is the relationship of the body to sound and space? What metaphors and language do we use to describe acoustic characteristics of space? How might new frameworks of thought help to derive meaning from acoustic space?