Cities speak in a complex dialect of vibrations and frequencies that most of us have learned to ignore. Beneath the obvious noise of traffic and construction exists a rich acoustic ecology—a symphony of mechanical rhythms, natural sounds, and human interactions that tells the story of urban life in ways visuals never could. The dawn chorus in any city reveals this layered narrative. Before the dominant hum of traffic takes over, you can hear the distinctive signatures of different neighborhoods: the metallic percussion of shop shutters opening in commercial districts, the delicate clatter of bakery preparations in residential zones, the distant foghorns from waterfront areas, and the gradually increasing footsteps that…