ERIC Number: ED018097
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Publication Date: 1965-Jan
Pages: 515
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ACOUSTICS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS.
DOELLE, LESLIE L.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS WAS--(1) TO COMPILE A CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY, INCLUDING MOST OF THOSE PUBLICATIONS ON ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS, PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN WHICH CAN SUPPLY A USEFUL AND UP-TO-DATE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THOSE ENCOUNTERING ANY ARCHITECTURAL-ACOUSTIC DESIGN PROBLEM, (2) TO CLASSIFY THE ENTIRE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS INTO A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM WITHIN WHICH EVERY RELATED TOPIC HAS ITS DISTINCT PLACE, AND (3) TO STRESS THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACOUSTICAL PERFORMANCE AND ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS. THE DOCUMENT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS AS FOLLOWS--(1) ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS IN GENERAL, (2) ROOM ACOUSTICS--AUDITORIA FOR SPEECH, ROOMS FOR MUSIC, PLACES FOR ASSEMBLY WITH MIXED ACOUSTICAL REQUIREMENTS AND STUDIOS, AND (3) NOISE CONTROL. THE THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS AND ALSO MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO A MINIMUM IN THE ANNOTATIONS. IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, PARTICULAR ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING DESIGN, THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $4.00 FROM THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, DIVISION OF BUILDING RESEARCH, OTTAWA 7, ONTARIO. (RK)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Architecture, Auditoriums, Building Design, Design Requirements, Facility Guidelines
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Authoring Institution: National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Div. of Building Research.
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