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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5840-5567
Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Architecture
Degree Type
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Year Degree Awarded
2023
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
Music and architecture share a sacred bond across cultures. Their histories intertwine and together, they shape ritualistic, religious, and popular practices. As one of the few remaining avenues of universal transcendental experiences that have been so integral to humans, music’s ability to create ecstatic spaces is ever more necessary for the modern human. This thesis uses spatial, artificial intelligence, visual, and aural tools—while engaging in a dialogue between rationalist architecture and shamanic conceptions of spaces—to create an ecstatic space that seeks to reimagine the union of music and architecture. It reveals new ways in which this union can be experienced synonymously and utilizes novel approaches to design such a space.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/35407377
First Advisor
Jordan Kanter
Recommended Citation
Amin, Pranav, "Music As a Tool For Ecstatic Space Design" (2023). Masters Theses. 1322.
https://doi.org/10.7275/35407377
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1322
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