Auditorium Acoustics and Architectural Design

ISBN-13: 9780419245100 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 504 str.

Mike Barron; Michael Barron

Opis

This book explores the special acoustical characteristics of modern concert halls and opera houses. In this second edition five new concert halls are presented with supporting data.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Sound and Rooms  3. Acoustics for the Symphony Concert 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

O autorze

Michael Barron is a senior lecturer at the University of Bath Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering and partner of Fleming & Barron acoustic consultants. He has been involved over many years in acoustic consultancy and research, of which a key project was an Acoustic Survey of British Auditoria. In 2006 he received the Rayleigh medal, the premier award of the (British) Institute of Acoustics.