Nature vs. Urban, Calm vs. Chaotic

A guided audio tour of every place to eat on campus—told through student voices, ambient sounds, Walk with us and discover your new favorite spots to eat, meet, and belong.

Our Sound Walk, with the theme of "From Quiet to Noisy, from Private to public", passes through dormitories, paths, student centers and teaching buildings, presenting a multi-layered experience of campus mobility through the sounds of card swiping, footsteps, wind and conversations with the crowd.

Welcome to our residence soundwalk. Step into the experience of what it’s like to live on campus while discovering the history of McMaster’s residences. Each sound offers a unique perspective, capturing the everyday moments and atmosphere that bring residence to life!

For this sound walk, I will lead the audience to experience several of the most representative places on campus, including the student center, the library, the gymnasium, and so on.

Discover the walk between two massive student networks, where services, learning, and socializing intersect to create community for all.

A walk throughout some of McMaster’s indoor and outdoor spaces, revealing both the university’s commitment to creating sites of learning, reflection, and community, as well as the barriers that can prevent full participation.

This soundwalk will explore the intersection of race, migration and mobility through the analysis of the South African Apartheid and its effects on the McMaster student community. This soundwalk highlights the ways in which institutions similar to McMaster that are rooted in the creation of inclusive, supportive communities fail to recognize intersectional differences between students and their individualistic needs.

Black Excellence at McMaster is a soundwalk that guides listeners through a tour of strong sites across campus where Black culture, resilience, and community thrive. On each site, points of interest mark locations important to Black students—from vibrant events such as the celebratory BSSC cookout and Black History Month basketball games to moments of reflection in serene gardens to celebratory events such as Black Grad. With narrative, background noise, and arrangement, the walk inspires the feeling of belongingness and superiority that defines these locations. This soundwalk is more than a guided tour; it is an audio journey that exalts tradition, joy, and the resilience of community at McMaster University.

Walk from the McMaster Student Center (MUSC) to the Health Sciences Center (HSC) and feel the changes on campus by listening.