Extensive Exploration of The Preference Correlations Between Architectural Features and Musical Attributes

Seyed Farhad Tayyebi; Yuksel Demir

doi:10.25038/am.v0i28.568

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Seyed Farhad Tayyebi Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Yuksel Demir Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

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https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i28.568

Abstract

This study investigates the correlations between empirically-based preferences for architectural features and self-reported preferences for musical attributes. Altogether, 16 architectural attributes related to architectural complexity, indentation, symmetry, rhythm, pattern, and stress and 36 musical attributes of genres, perceived psychological attributes, Five Factors of Music, and 3-Factors are considered in the study, and their correlations are examined across 61 different demographic classes. In short, after gathering the data, Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis examined the existence of correlation, and Bonferroni correction screened the most reliable ones. Then, categorization and K-mean clustering methods summarized the outcomes to provide a holistic understanding of the discovered correlations. The former reflected a higher number of correlations within genre and FFM in music, and indentation, complexity, and symmetry in architecture. The latter presented interesting correlation trends, including between complicated music and complicated architecture, rap music and the existence of pattern in architecture, and mellow music and simple architectural forms.

Author Biographies

Seyed Farhad Tayyebi, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Seyed Farhad Tayyebi completed his PhD in Architectural Design Program, at Istanbul Technical University in 2021. During the years of his dissertation, he investigated the architectural composition features and extensively explored the correlations between the preferences of architectural and musical attributes. He also created a systematic and fully-objective method to transform a music sheet, as a representation of a musical piece, into an architectural form sculpture; thereby made an artistic bridge between the composition of architecture of music. Farhad got his architecture license in 2013, and has been working for years as an architect; his design won awards at several provincial and national architecture competitions.

Yuksel Demir, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Yuksel Demir studied architecture at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture (1983-1987), obtained his MA (1990) and PhD (2000) degrees from the ITU Institute of Science & Technology Architectural Design Program. Yuuksel practiced architecture (1987–1989), worked as a teaching assistant (1989–2002), Assistant Prof (2002–2012), Associate Prof, and Professor in ITU Department of Architecture; he also served as the head of the department of Fine Arts in ITU (2007–2016), and currently is the head of the Department of Architecture at ITU. He took part in the development process of the interdisciplinary first year basic design studio at the ITU >Department of Architecture (2000–2004). Yuksel worked in Politecnico Di Milano DIAP (now DASTU) as a guest professor (2010–2015) and was a visiting professor at Anadolu University, Department of Architecture (2009–2013), and Auburn University CADC (2016 Fall and 2017 Fall).

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Extensive Exploration of The Preference Correlations Between Architectural Features and Musical Attributes

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Seyed Farhad Tayyebi, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

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