SERIES · 2 posts
Open Data and Creativity
A series of experiments turning Argentine public data into sensory experiences. How to think like an architect when the ideal data doesn't exist — and when it does.
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Open Data and Creativity: How I Made Buenos Aires Trains Play Music
A sonification experiment using GTFS schedules from Argentina's commuter rail network — and the story of thinking like an architect when the ideal data simply doesn't exist.
Experiments8 min - 2
Bondi Sonoro: A Build Log of Real Data, Generative Music, and the MTA.me Mechanic
From static train GTFS to real-time bus positions. A full walkthrough of the decisions, the bugs, the rewrites — and why a silent pluck was the key to understanding the whole system.
Experiments12 min