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Acoustics of Multi-Use Performing Arts Centers (Paperback)
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Acoustics of Multi-Use Performing Arts Centers (Paperback)
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Explores the Science and Practice Of Acoustics for Arts Centers
Employing the experiences of a world-renowned acoustician
celebrated for the successful design of multi-use performing arts
centers, Acoustics of Multi-Use Performing Arts Centers examines
the complexities of this venue and discusses the challenges and
solutions that arise in the concept, design, construction and
commissioning phases. This book addresses the various programming
needs of a multi-use performing arts center (needs that can range
from symphony, opera and ballet to highly-amplified concerts and
Broadway productions) and provides instruction from the planning of
the initial concept to the final tuning stages. While assuming a
basic understanding of the principals of sound, construction and
performance, the author includes architectural drawings drawn to
scale and presents case studies with in-depth discussion of
undocumented halls. He also provides a full chapter on tuning
multi-use halls and offers an inside look at design options for
adjustable acoustics that include stage, pit and hall design. In
addition, the book: Covers the fundamentals of acoustics as it
relates to initial stages of multi-use hall design Explores the
concepts of acoustics in terms of new and renovated spaces Defines
the basic components of the building structure Examines floors,
walls, ceilings, shells, and finishes and how they can be designed
to achieve acoustic excellence Discusses how to use and tune
adjustable acoustic systems in a multi-use hall in order to achieve
acoustic excellence Designed as a step-by-step guide to achieving
outstanding acoustics in multi-use performance spaces, Acoustics of
Multi-Use Performing Arts Centers serves students, architects,
engineers, desig
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