ADT (architectural design theory)

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS

Contents

Chapter 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACOUSTICS                                                                

Chapter 3 HUMAN PERCEPTION AND REACTION TO SOUND 
Chapter 4 ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS AND NOISE METRICS 
Chapter 5 ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE 
Chapter 6 WAVE ACOUSTICS 
Chapter 7 SOUND AND SOLID SURFACES 
Chapter 8 SOUND IN ENCLOSED SPACES 
Chapter 9 SOUND TRANSMISSION LOSS 
Chapter 10 SOUND TRANSMISSION IN BUILDINGS 
Chapter 11 VIBRATION AND VIBRATION ISOLATION 
Chapter 12 NOISE TRANSMISSION IN FLOOR SYSTEMS  
Chapter 13 NOISE IN MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 
Chapter 14 SOUND ATTENUATION IN DUCTS 
Chapter 15 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS 
Chapter 16 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE BUILDINGS  
Chapter 17 DESIGN OF ROOMS FOR SPEECH 
Chapter 18 SOUND REINFORCEMENT SYSTEMS
Chapter 19 DESIGN OF ROOMS FOR MUSIC 
Chapter 20 DESIGN OF MULTIPURPOSE AUDITORIA AND SANCTUARIES 
Chapter 21 DESIGN OF STUDIOS AND LISTENING ROOMS
Chapter 22 ACOUSTIC MODELING RAY TRACING AND AURALIZAT

Architectural acoustics (also known as room acoustics and building acoustics) is the science and engineering of achieving a good sound within a building and is a branch of acoustical engineering.

The first application of modern scientific methods to architectural acoustics was carried out by Wallace Sabine in the Fogg Museum lecture room who then applied his new found knowledge to the design of Symphony Hall, Boston.

Architectural acoustics can be about achieving good speech intelligibility in a theatre, restaurant or railway station, enhancing the quality of music in a concert hall or recording studio, or suppressing noise to make offices and homes more productive and pleasant places to work and live in.

Architectural acoustic design is usually done by acoustic consultants.