Wall graffiti in low income neighbourhood. Image credit: Author
effects of pollution. It is often that noise pollution is accompanied by air, water and light pollution that are pervasive in all big cities. What we essentially need is better study and understanding of sound of our cities that are beneficial. Sensitization to the issues of noise is required at individual and collective level after all it affects all of us. We must integrate sound as an essential aspect of city planning and design and not
as an unpleasant by-product. We don’t have to subject ourselves to obnoxious sounds all the time, and to achieve this, we must engage citizens to participate in creating better cities for all. In reiteration not all sound is bad all. We need to work towards amplifying the sounds we enjoy, while reducing the ones we don’t. Until then we will rely on the sound of rain to momentarily to put an end to the excess noise in city.
About the Author Arshiya Syed studied Architecture, and did Masters in Urban Design from SPA, Delhi. She is works as an independent designer, and was a visiting faculty at an architecture school in Hyderabad. Currently she is engaged in finding the geometry behind the jaali patterns in heritage buildings.
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