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veen  ·  3046 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dear Architects: Sound Matters

I was hoping for it to go more in depth on how solutions are actually achieved instead of hand-waving the design process itself. What does it take to build a space or building that is well-designed acoustically? What exactly are you aiming for?





kleinbl00  ·  3046 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Or even "here's why the New York and Paris subways sound so different" followed by "here's why we designed the New York subway like this" and "and this is why the Paris subway sounds like this" or "Grand Central's acoustics include a whispering gallery while Penn Station was renovated largely as an afterthought for the construction of Madison Square Garden which is why it isn't particularly famous for its acoustics."

Fuckin' mysticism in acoustics is so infuriating. Just ask, fuckers.