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Acoustics is a vital but often overlooked part of architecture. It is frequently misunderstood or not even offered in most architectural schools, so many architects do not receive the practical training necessary to maximize their designs. With this education gap in mind, Acoustic Essentials for Architects is the primer architects need to fill the void.
Written by an industry veteran with 45 years of hands-on experience in a low-tech, conversational style, it will help architects better understand and visualize the relationship between the physical shapes, textures, and dimensions of their work and how those design decisions impact the qualitative behavior of sound. This peer-reviewed book details the essential terminology and concepts of architectural acoustics, including why it’ s so important to understand the incredible dimensional range of wavelengths between the lowest and highest audible sounds, the feasibility aspects of applied acoustics, and the trade-offs to blending architecture, acoustics, and pragmatism.
Acoustic Essentials for Architects The Primer Many Architects Wish They Were Offered in School
by Fay, MichaelFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2025-06-03
Publisher(s): J. Ross Publishing
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Author Biography
Michael Fay is the owner/principal of GraceNote Design Studio, a pro audio and acoustic design consultancy in San Diego, California. He is also a member of SynAudCon, the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), AVIXA, the Miramar College Audio Program Advisory Board, and a former member of the Art Institute Audio Program Advisory Board.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Foreword by Sam Berkow
Chapter 1: Architectural Acoustics Defined
Chapter 2: What Is Sound?
Chapter 3: Sound Propagation
Chapter 4: Acoustical Lexicon
Chapter 5: Echo, Reverberation, and Resonance
Chapter 6: The Three Acoustical Tools
Chapter 7: Where Does All the Unused Sound Go?
Chapter 8: Room Geometry— The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Chapter 9: Acoustics Shadowing
Chapter 10: Speech Intelligibility
Chapter 11: Three Simple, Non-technical Acoustics Tests
Chapter 12: Noise
Chapter 13: Variable Acoustics
Chapter 14: Psychoacoustics
Chapter 15: Acoustical Pragmatism
Chapter 16: Modern Materials
Chapter 17: New Reverberation Design Goals: The T60 Slope Ratio Thesis
Chapter 18: Parametric Acoustics— PMAT
Chapter 19: Priorities Summarized
Chapter 20: Applied Acoustics
Chapter 21: The “ Good Acoustics” Paradox
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Appendix A
Index
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