ABSTRACT

This book is an authoritative but uniquely accessible and highly illustrated guide to good acoustic design practice for architects, interior designers and acoustic professionals. It provides a user-friendly introduction to architectural acoustics and acoustics technology where the market is crowded with dense and technical texts. It will go through each typology in turn explaining the key acoustic concepts with highly illustrated and international case studies that demonstrate cutting-edge practice and technology, innovative design techniques and common challenges and solutions.

chapter 2|6 pages

Soundscapes

chapter 5|38 pages

Acoustic Terminology

chapter 6|228 pages

Case Studies

chapter 6.1|13 pages

Arenas

chapter 6.2|9 pages

Stadia

chapter 6.3|30 pages

Concert Halls

chapter 6.4|9 pages

Theatres

chapter 6.5|11 pages

Opera

chapter 6.6|6 pages

Dance

chapter 6.7|8 pages

Multi-use Halls

chapter 6.8|7 pages

Amplified Sound

chapter 6.9|7 pages

Immersive Spaces

chapter 6.10|6 pages

Health and Wellness

chapter 6.11|6 pages

Workplace

chapter 6.12|7 pages

Education

chapter 6.13|6 pages

Civic and Courthouses

chapter 6.14|6 pages

Hotel and Residential

chapter 6.15|6 pages

Labs and Research

chapter 6.16|8 pages

Libraries

chapter 6.17|5 pages

Cinema

chapter 6.18|15 pages

Museums and Galleries

chapter 6.19|14 pages

Recording and Broadcast

chapter 6.20|6 pages

Restaurants

chapter 6.21|6 pages

Retail

chapter 6.22|6 pages

Aviation

chapter 6.23|10 pages

Rail

chapter 6.24|9 pages

Worship