promote international cooperation within different specific fields of acoustics, provide assistance in organizing EAA events, suggest special issues for Acta Acustica or Acoustics in Practice, initiate studies and prepare documents such as strategies, policy statements, state-of-the-art assessments, reports, etc, within its defined technical field.

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Room Acoustics

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH

Docent
  • Kurt Eggenschwiler
Type
Lecture
Term
spring semester
Subject type
Optional
Study path
Specialisation/branch
Keywords
We will begin by focusing on the acoustic dimension of space without excluding the other non-auditory senses. Following this, the influence of form and material on hearing and the characteristics of the spoken word and music within spaces will be explored by means of examples and with the aid of the special instruments of acoustic science. We will then discuss the special requirements of acoustically sensitive spaces such as school rooms, music rooms, theaters, concert halls, opera buildings, and churches. This study takes the form of both theory, and real examples of historical and modern buildings. Scientific ways of calculating and assessing acoustics is presented and a basic introduction to the sound system design for speech is made. The students learn to recognise the importance of acoustic factors and to design spaces with appropriate acoustical properties.
Total ECTS credit
2.0
Examination
Language
Webpage
http://www.arch.ethz.ch/eggenschwiler/
Last modified
Nov. 30, 2024, 1:43 p.m.

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