Sound Henge
Bill Fontana working in collaboration with KUTH | RANIERI Architects
Description of Climate Clock Proposal
The team’s approach to the design of the San Jose Climate Clock creates a place of physical repose and contemplation; connecting downtown San Jose, in real time, to 12 significant ecological habitats around the world. This work will transmit live sounds from these global environments as well as display live visual data for a variety conditions: the earth’s carbon dioxide levels, ozone levels, temperature change, etc. Our proposal is as much an instrument for listening and learning as it is a civic space for refuge and contemplation. The team will work collaboratively on all aspects of the design of the Climate Clock, with Bill Fontana recording and directing the selection and implementation of the live audio component and Kuth/Ranieri Architects designing and managing the physical structure and implementation of visual data.
Bios:
Bill Fontana has worked for the past 30 years creating installations that use sound as a sculptural medium to interact with and transform our perceptions of visual and architectural settings. His sound sculptures use the human and/or natural environment as living sources of musical information. These projects have been installed in public spaces and museums around the world.
KUTH | RANIERI Architects is among an emerging group of innovative designers at the forefront of green building through the strategic rescripting of conventional design & building practices. They have earned a national and international reputation for their innovative works that integrate current cultural discourse with contemporary issues of design, technology and environmental awareness.