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Reflections on The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space

The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space is a comprehensive collection of essays and accompanying sonic material written by practitioners and researchers across a wide range of disciplinary fields, addressing both the current state and future trajectories of works where sonic and spatial practices intersect. The volume was edited by myself, an architect, composer and academic, alongside Prof. Jane Burry (University of Adelaide) and Prof. Mark Burry (University of Melbourne), both architects whose work similarly operates across disciplinary boundaries.

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Emma-Kate Matthews
PublishedMarch 9, 2026
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Reflections on The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space

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The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space, book launch and exhibition at the Bartlett School of Architecture 2025.

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Emma-Kate Matthews

Emma-Kate Matthews

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Emma-Kate Matthews

Dr Emma-Kate Matthews (b. 1986) is an architect, composer, musician and digital artist whose work explores the intersection of sound and space. Her research focuses on what she terms spatiosonic practice—the reciprocal relationship between making sound and shaping space—developed through site-specific audio-visual works, custom instrument design and architectural research. Her music has been performed internationally at venues including the Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Southbank Centre, the Barbican and Brighton Festival, and was recently presented at URANIA in Zagreb, where Betwixt & Between premiered with Ansambl Synchronos in 2025. She has composed for the London Symphony Orchestra’s Panufnik Composers’ Scheme and released electronic-classical works on labels including Algebra, NMC and Accidental Records. Her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Resonance FM and Tokyo Radio. Matthews completed her PhD at the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) in 2025 and is currently Associate Professor there.

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