Stille: The Art of Being Silent
NULL AUTHOR_ID|Emma Macann
&lt;p&gt;This thesis discusses the importance for people within confines of high-density, metropolitan cities to find a collective moment retreat through an architectural landscape silence. Silence is becoming desired and yet difficult obtain commodity in modern western society. Due intensified work home commitments combined with overwhelming sensory manipulation urban environment, stress psychological overloading common. Stress problematic regards sense connectivity other people. With constant onslaught it increasingly important create moments stillness, which course controlling manipulating external stimuli allows mental physical contemplation. Historically places silence contemplation settings were worship. These spaces are designed encourage groups congregate experience internal reflection while establishing togetherness. As society moves towards secularisation, finding collectively becomes even more significant harvesting maintaining belonging. Through referencing Juhani Pallasmaa philosopher Max Picard in-depth exploration into design what embodies established. This, combination critique detrimental current situation society, asserts reasons need revert simplified experiences order increase personal awareness self others. Nature its pivotal role stimulating investigated theory explorations. This research reinforced by case studies successful retreat, example Dominique Perrault’s Bibliothéque Nationale de France. Such schemes used understand notions ritual removal city setting. By incorporating (both visually aurally) everyday park London, opportunities created wider public encounter benefit from Stille.(1) (1) — German: English translation Silence&lt;/p&gt;
Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka (Figshare)