AD’s own David Kahn was pleased to lead the professional development session “How to Use Acoustics, Design & Staffing to Increase Community Engagement” at the 2020 APAP conference held in New York on January 11th. In addition to David, who serves as President of Acoustic Distinctions, the panelists included Joshua Dachs, Principal at theatre consultancy Fisher Dachs Associates, and Steve Carignan Executive Director at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center and Ass…
How to Use Acoustics, Design & Staffing to Increase Community Engagement
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COVID-19 Concerns And Our Commitment To You
To our clients, colleagues, and friends:
We hope that you are reading this in good health. We’re writing to fill you in on the status of work here at Acoustic Distinctions and the steps we’ve taken to ensure that we can continue to serve our clients while protecting the health of our staff and following official guidelines.
AD has offices in multiple locations, including New York and Connecticut. Both of those states have issued executive orders asking non-essential w…
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Geometrical Computation of Arbitrary Curved Surface Sound Reflected Impulse Responses
By Arthur van der Harten
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Designed to Ensure Speech Intelligibility within the House of Commons Chamber of the Parliament of Canada
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University of Colorado Boulder Swing Space
Acoustic Distinctions collaborated with Pfeiffer Partners Architects to complete a new temporary music instruction facility on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus for use during the renovation of their existing music facility. The temporary facility includes 15 faculty teaching studios, 5 Practice Rooms, and a Percussion Ensemble Room in three free-standing, tightly clustered structures located under the roof of the old Carlson gymnasium.
The facility was realized using help…
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TOWARDS MORE PRECISE ABSORPTION METRICS
Arthur van der Harten, CENG, M.IOA, M.ASA
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The Limitations of Absorption Coefficients
For the majority of the relatively short history of architectural acoustics as practice, the dissipation of sound energy by way of surface interaction has been characterized by a single value per unit of spectrum (usually the octave-band or third-octave band) tw…
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SVG Sit Down: Upfront Coordination of Systems Integration, Architecture, Audio Is Key to Successful Control-Room Design
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Designing the Color and Flavor of Sound in Your Building – an Appeal to Architects
Check out this month’s Architext, AIA Central PA’s seasonal newsletter featuring AD Senior Consultant Arthur van der Harten’s article “Designing the Color and Flavor of Sound in Your Building – an Appeal to Architects.”
https://aiacentralpa.org/spring-2018/#Acoustic
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Integrated Passive and Active Room Acoustics
Click on the link above to read David Kahn’s article “Integrated Passive and Active Room Acoustics” in the NCAC seasonal newsletter.
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How Architectural Wood Grilles Affect Acoustics and Aesthetics at Weitz Center for Creativity at Carleton College
A key feature of the acoustic and architectural design of the new Kracum Performance Hall at Carleton College’s new 56,000 SF addition to the Weitz Center for Creativity is patterned wood grilles which accomplish two goals: to allow sound to pass through the grilles to reach hidden retractable sound absorbing curtains, and to create a memorable and architecturally attractive space. AD worked…
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