With green spaces becoming sparse, we often find a higher concentration of people trying to get their dose of ‘Green’ at\u00a0popular parks, especially over weekends. Listening to the subtle sounds of mother nature can be quite a task. But, what if you had an option of turning the volume up?<\/p>\n

A group of interior architecture students from the <\/span>Estonian Academy of Arts<\/strong>\u00a0decided to amplify these natural sounds by creating\u00a0three gigantic wooden megaphones<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>The sound-amplifying installation has been featured at the\u00a0P\u00e4hni Nature Centre<\/a><\/strong> in Estonia.<\/p>\n

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Designed by one of the students named\u00a0Birgit \u00d5igus,\u00a0<\/strong>the installation provides a surreal acoustical experience to the visitors.\u00a0It serves as an area where visitors could rest within the grooves of one of the megaphones to listen to the chirping of the birds,\u00a0rustling of the leaves, rainfall, thunder and even distant footsteps.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

According to interior architect Hannes Praks the three-metre diameter megaphones will act as a \u201cbandstand\u201d for the environment around it.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll be placing the three megaphones at such a distance and at a suitable angle, so at the centre of the installation, sound feed from all three directions should create a unique merged surround sound effect,\u201d said Praks.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a place to listen, to browse the audible book of nature \u2013 there hasn\u2019t really been a place like that in Estonia before.\u201d\u00a0Writer\u00a0Valdur Mikita\u00a0describes<\/p>\n

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The structures will not only be available for solo meditation, but also serve as\u00a0stages for personal\u00a0events and protective structures for spending the night in the woods.<\/p>\n

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Photography by T\u00f5nu Tunnel<\/a><\/p>\n

+ Estonian Academy of Arts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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