ABSTRACT

Modern concert halls and opera houses are now very specialized buildings with special acoustical characteristics. With new contemporary case-studies, this updated book explores these characteristics as an important resource for architects, engineers and auditorium technicians.

Supported by over 40 detailed case studies and architectural drawings of 75 auditoria at a scale of 1:500, the survey of each auditorium type is completed with a discussion of current best practice to achieve optimum acoustics.

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

Sound and rooms

chapter 3|37 pages

Acoustics for the symphony concert hall

chapter 4|53 pages

The development of the concert hall

chapter 6|28 pages

Chamber music and recital halls

chapter 7|18 pages

Acoustics for speech

chapter 8|57 pages

Theatre acoustics

chapter 9|52 pages

Acoustics for opera

chapter 10|25 pages

Acoustics for multi-purpose use

chapter 11|41 pages

Multi-purpose halls in Britain

chapter 12|6 pages

The art and science of acoustics