Description

Acoustics and protection against noise do not perhaps number among the primary parameters that normally influence the design of a building. Yet it is not just concert halls or the amphitheatres of antiquity that call for acoustic quality; rather, every building, indeed every room, has an acoustic dimension that changes according to the nature of its particular requirements.

This publication is a fantastic resource for both general and technical information on building acoustics, room acoustics and the control of external noise. It explains in simple detail about each of the subjects; what are the important areas on which to concentrate, as well as going on to provide technical information, equations and calculations, and practical examples in the form of case studies'. said Lewis Taylor, senior acoustics consultant at TRADA. 'This publication is a must for architects and designers who want to gain a better understanding of acoustics, as well as understand design principals and how they should be applied. Enhanced overall performance will likely be achieved with an understanding of the basics and having some solid technical knowledge.'

This practice-oriented volume provides expert planners and architects, but also interested developers, with practical knowledge on the subject of acoustics in high-rise architecture, beginning with standards on methods of planning and prognosis and moving on to the areas of acoustics of rooms and architecture and noise protection in urban planning.

Typologically organised chapters comment on proper approaches to the subject with examples of different types of building such as residential and office buildings, schools, kindergartens, lecture halls, event spaces, and so on, because appropriate acoustic conditions make an essential contribution to the success of a project.