ECHOPOLIS -
www.event2013.sd-med.org
«Sounds, noise and music for re-thinking sustainable building, city and econeighborhood»
29 September-3 October
Main venue: Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation
Venues for the 3rd of October: Hellenic American College, French Institute of Greece
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport
The "EchoPolis International 2013 will focus on one of the most important senses: hearing
thus drawing attention to the sound quality of the urban environment and how resources and tools can be
used so that sounds, noises and music become design elements and factors of enrichment
of sustainability in buildings, cities and neighbourhoods.
The concepts of soundscape and sound design leave the research laboratories and invade the market, the
world of professionals and the discourse between designers and all those involved in the
application of sound design in the city, architects, engineers, private companies of sound equipment and
facilities. Soundscape research considers environmental sounds as a 'resource' rather than a 'waste'.
Experiences and projects from cities and regions all over the world : Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Athens, Berlin,
Lisbon, Bucharest, Nicosia, Thessaloniki, Volos, Konohana/Osaka, La Courrouze/Rennes, Xanthi, Haute-
Provence, Ile-de-France, Grand Lyon, Marseilles, Toulouse, Grenoble, Tunis, Alcantara, Caceres, Perama,
Porto…
