{"id":146570,"date":"2025-06-13T11:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pb.edu.pl\/2025\/06\/13\/dzwiekowa-mapa-bialegostoku-multimedialny-projekt-studentow-i-pracownikow-politechniki-bialostockiej-dla-mieszkancow-i-turystow\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:09:24","slug":"the-sound-map-of-bialystok-a-multimedia-project-by-students-and-staff-of-bialystok-university-of-technology-for-residents-and-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pb.edu.pl\/en\/2025\/06\/13\/the-sound-map-of-bialystok-a-multimedia-project-by-students-and-staff-of-bialystok-university-of-technology-for-residents-and-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sound Map of Bialystok \u2013 a multimedia project by students and staff of Bialystok University of Technology for residents and tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sound Map of Bialystok \u2013 a multimedia social project created by students and staff from the Faculty of Architecture<\/a> and the Faculty of Computer Science of Bialystok University of Technology<\/a> \u2013 documents and presents the life of the city through the sense of hearing.<\/p>\n

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Listen to Bialystok<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Can Bialystok be heard? Can its history be discovered through sound? Is it possible to return to iconic places and memories and feel the current atmosphere of the city? Now it is.<\/p>\n

The Sound Map of Bialystok helps recreate the cityscape through the sounds of contemporary events and places, as well as the history of past locations. The map is an interactive, publicly accessible online platform \u2013 check it out<\/a>!<\/p>\n

This digital map includes 90 locations: architectural landmarks, cultural event venues, everyday life scenes, and even traffic. The town hall bugle call, a fragment of the Up To Date Festival, stories about the Ritz Hotel or the construction of the Aleksander W\u0119gierko Drama Theatre\u2013 all of these are available to users, who can also view archival photographs linked to specific locations.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The Sound Map of Bialystok was created to showcase our city from a new perspective \u2013 says one of the project\u2019s creators, Klaudia Bagi\u0144ska, MSc, Eng, Arch., from the Department of Housing Architecture and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Architecture of Bialystok University of Technology<\/a>. \u2013 The map contains pins and markers that allow users to virtually explore both well-known and lesser-known parts of Bialystok. These are important places for the city and its residents, who recall them in their memories or proudly show them to their families. You can listen to the ticking of the clock in the gate of the Branicki Palace, ducks waddling around the palace, or the chatter of students on the campus of Bialystok University of Technology. The map reflects the identity of Bialystok, of which we should be proud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Experience the city in a different way<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Sound Map of Bialystok allows you to experience the life of the city in a new way. It may be seen as a promotional project supporting tourism \u2013 but not only that. It is an initiative that addresses the needs of many groups, including people with disabilities, sensory impairments, mobility issues, or older adults.<\/p>\n

\u2013 This project is also aimed at people with disabilities. As a multi-sensory website, the sound map allows people who have health or mobility challenges to explore the city. It may also be interesting for senior residents of Bialystok, who can revisit the Bema market and hear how lively and bustling it once was.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Creating a polyphonic archive of a city is a trend followed by many local governments. Similar sound maps exist in Krak\u00f3w, Gdynia, and Wroc\u0142aw. A nationwide sound map of Poland is also in development.
\nWith its rich ethnic, linguistic, and religious heritage, Bialystok now also has its own sound representation.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The sound map reveals the beautiful, yet sometimes difficult history of our city. It touches on various spaces, which I hope will strengthen the identity of Bialystok\u2019s residents \u2013 explains Klaudia Bagi\u0144ska, a graduate of Architecture and Spatial Planning at two faculties of Bialystok University of Technology: Architecture, and Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Scientific research as inspiration<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The originator and coordinator of the Sound Map of Bialystok is Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Duniewicz, DSc, PhD, Eng, Arch., Head of the Department of Architectural Design and History of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of Bialystok University of Technology<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The idea emerged in 2021, inspired by research conducted at Bialystok University of Technology on sound propagation in architecture and the impact of sound on people with disabilities. Another area developed during the project was machine learning and the recording and analysis of binaural sounds \u2013 those perceived similarly to how the human hearing system captures sound.<\/p>\n

The research leading to the creation of the sound map involved a multidisciplinary team of researchers and students from Bialystok University of Technology, as well as external researchers. <\/p>\n

Participants came from various scientific, cultural, and artistic fields \u2013 urban planners, landscape architects, architects, interior designers, engineers, acousticians, anthropologists, cultural experts, disability specialists, museum professionals, and musicologists.<\/p>\n

The aim of the research was to demonstrate the potential of sound signals as a component of architecture that enables a fuller experience of architectural space.
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