Modern concert halls and opera houses are now very specialized buildings withspecial 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. INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Sound and Rooms 3. Acoustics for the SymphonyConcert Hall 4. The Development of the Concert Hall 5. British Concert Halls and Conclusions for Concert Hall Acoustics 6. Chamber Music and Recital Halls 7. Acoustics for Speech 8. Theatre Acoustics 9. Acoustics for Opera 10.Acoustics for Multi-Purpose Use 11. Multi-Purpose Halls in Britain 12. The Art and Science of Acoustics Appendix A: Sound Reflection and Reverberation Calculation Appendix B: Objective Measures for Music Auditoria Appendix C: Further Objective Results in Concert Halls Appendix D: Objective Measures for Speech Auditoria
- ISBN: 978-0-419-24510-0
- Editorial: Spon
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 504
- Fecha Publicación: 28/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés