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“Architecture is the frozen music ; music is the flowing architecture…” - Goethe

Cymatica is an architectural thesis investigation exploring the synthesis of spatial proportion and form generated from sound. This thesis is the first step in an attempt to interpret the intelligent proportions of waves we commonly experience as sound into expressions of formal proportion in architecture.

The goal of unlocking the cymatic language is not to display truth or beauty- but to be able to translate and re-interpret the communication of sound through form; to better understand how to create atmosphere and effect, to compose architecture more rapidly; to play by ear.

This site will document the research and design work of Benlloyd Goldstein , Master of Architecture II | Southern California Institute of Architecture | 2009
( http://sciarc.edu).

__100% original design content and referenced research__

Benlloyd Goldstein

Cymatica is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

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E x t e r n a l _ L i n k s |
ambientAlternity
Cymatics:Hans Jenny
Cymatics.org
Journal of Cymatics

Jun 25 2009

slowly increasing the influence of a wave grid on a surface to show emerging cell patterns

ONE becomes MANY

Jun 24 2009
Intersection of a full phase shift through a C-Shell , layered on top of itself to show movement and density. I need to find the right transparency to be able to show this concept more clearly.

Intersection of a full phase shift through a C-Shell , layered on top of itself to show movement and density. I need to find the right transparency to be able to show this concept more clearly.

Jun 20 2009
This structure is a result of harmonic rose curves. Essentially a geometry of energy flow , or resonance loops. Pure sound, pure math.
Proposed LFO_17: woven rattan structure following rose curves harmonics

This structure is a result of harmonic rose curves. Essentially a geometry of energy flow , or resonance loops. Pure sound, pure math.

Proposed LFO_17: woven rattan structure following rose curves harmonics

Jun 19 2009
Cymatic_Situation

Cymatic_Situation

Jun 13 2009
Jun 9 2009
simple inhabitable Cymatic shell
top view

simple inhabitable Cymatic shell

top view

simple shell inhabitable space within Cymatic diagram&#8230;
{wave fields interact to create apertures and enclosure}
I need to discover how to unearth more poche&#8217; and architectural dynamics from these form finding exercises from sound&#8230;
any ideas?

simple shell inhabitable space within Cymatic diagram…

{wave fields interact to create apertures and enclosure}

I need to discover how to unearth more poche’ and architectural dynamics from these form finding exercises from sound…

any ideas?

Palladio&#8217;s Villa Rotunda

Palladio’s Villa Rotunda

Jun 7 2009

Again. Thank you Randy.

Research:

Randy Jones shows us how Cymatic cell grids react and morph with climbing frequencies in 2D. Thank you Randy. Thank you.

Jun 1 2009
interaction between two surface logics
waveninja:

spinning roundhouse plasma defeat

interaction between two surface logics

waveninja:

spinning roundhouse plasma defeat

Diagram of Palladio&#8217;s use of harmonics in Villa Rotunda.

Diagram of Palladio’s use of harmonics in Villa Rotunda.

May 31 2009

   7.8 Hz Schumann Resonance

binaural beats played stereo under a tank of water to notice the pulsewitdh visual

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