Background
Barry, Joseph Amber was born on June 13, 1917 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Esther Bernstein and Samuel Bernstein.
( We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by lis...)
We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. We can navigate a room in the dark, and "hear" the emptiness of a house without furniture. Our experience of music in a concert hall depends on whether we sit in the front row or under the balcony. The unique acoustics of religious spaces acquire symbolic meaning. Social relationships are strongly influenced by the way that space changes sound. In Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?, Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter examine auditory spatial awareness: experiencing space by attentive listening. Every environment has an aural architecture.The audible attributes of physical space have always contributed to the fabric of human culture, as demonstrated by prehistoric multimedia cave paintings, classical Greek open-air theaters, Gothic cathedrals, acoustic geography of French villages, modern music reproduction, and virtual spaces in home theaters. Auditory spatial awareness is a prism that reveals a culture's attitudes toward hearing and space. Some listeners can learn to "see" objects with their ears, but even without training, we can all hear spatial geometry such as an open door or low ceiling. Integrating contributions from a wide range of disciplines -- including architecture, music, acoustics, evolution, anthropology, cognitive psychology, audio engineering, and many others -- Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? establishes the concepts and language of aural architecture. These concepts provide an interdisciplinary guide for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of how space enhances our well-being. Aural architecture is not the exclusive domain of specialists. Accidentally or intentionally, we all function as aural architects.
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( We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by lis...)
We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by listening. We can navigate a room in the dark, and "hear" the emptiness of a house without furniture. Our experience of music in a concert hall depends on whether we sit in the front row or under the balcony. The unique acoustics of religious spaces acquire symbolic meaning. Social relationships are strongly influenced by the way that space changes sound. In Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?, Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter examine auditory spatial awareness: experiencing space by attentive listening. Every environment has an aural architecture.The audible attributes of physical space have always contributed to the fabric of human culture, as demonstrated by prehistoric multimedia cave paintings, classical Greek open-air theaters, Gothic cathedrals, acoustic geography of French villages, modern music reproduction, and virtual spaces in home theaters. Auditory spatial awareness is a prism that reveals a culture's attitudes toward hearing and space. Some listeners can learn to "see" objects with their ears, but even without training, we can all hear spatial geometry such as an open door or low ceiling. Integrating contributions from a wide range of disciplines -- including architecture, music, acoustics, evolution, anthropology, cognitive psychology, audio engineering, and many others -- Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? establishes the concepts and language of aural architecture. These concepts provide an interdisciplinary guide for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of how space enhances our well-being. Aural architecture is not the exclusive domain of specialists. Accidentally or intentionally, we all function as aural architects.
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Barry, Joseph Amber was born on June 13, 1917 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Esther Bernstein and Samuel Bernstein.
AB with honors, University of Michigan, 1939;Medical Science Liaison Society, University of Michigan, 1940;postgraduate, U. Paris, 1945-46.
Member professional staff, New York Public Library., New York City, 1940-41;manager Paris edit, Newsweek, 1946-49;chief Sunday edit Paris Bureau, New York Times, 1949-52;executive editor, editorial director, House Beautiful, New York City, 1952-57;European columnist, New York Post, Paris, 1958-64;European columnist, Village Voice, Paris, 1964-75;environmental educator, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1975-78;consultant, editor, Connect, Paris, 1978-1993.
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( We experience spaces not only by seeing but also by lis...)
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(290pages. in8. Broché.)
Author: Left Bank, Right Bank, 1951, Architecture as Space, 1957, Contemporary American Homes, 1958, France, 1965, The People of Paris, 1966, Passions and Politics: A Biography of Versailles (also French edition), 1972 (American Library Association Book of Year award), George Sand, 1976 (translation into 5 languages), French Lovers, 1987 (also French edition), Ma Soeur, Ma Douce Soeur (Byron, Wife and Sister), 1989.
Captain Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army, l94l-46, European Theatre of Operations. Member French Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club, Anglo-American Press Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Naomi Schulman, November 23, 1946 (divorced 1966). Children: Michael Alexander, John Christopher.