Silence and space are at a premium in our bustling industrious city, with architecture defining the limits and possibilities of engaging with it. The relationships between buildings and music are many, with repeating patterns, harmony of shapes and textures, order of sequences and intervals being essential ingredients of both. When John Cage offered up his seminal work 4' 33", focusing on the silence around us, it was clear to listeners that we need not fear about the future of music: it's around us in all forms. This performance and talk will explore how artists have imaginatively transformed our environment and stimulated thought around notions of place and sense. Painter and musician Tom Phillips RA will be in conversation with his former student, musician and theorist Brian Eno, and architect Vesna Petresin Robert, expanding upon ideas of intellect, intervals and liberty within our environment.

Both architecture and music can transform how we inhabit space by appealing in different ways to our senses and intellect. This forum involves a performance by artist and musician Tom Phillips RA of John Cage’s 4’ 33”, and a discussion with electronic musician, music theorist and record producer, Brian Eno, and architect and musician Vesna Petresin Robert, a chance to open up your mind to the silence around you.