Architecture & Acoustic Design
I have often wondered how it can be possible for restaurateurs to come up with a great restaurant concept, a nice-looking interior, a great menu, consistently delicious food, great service BUT to partly or completely disregard the acoustical experience. I can't even count how many times that my
Architecture & Acoustic Design
In an excellent TED Talk, sound guru Julian Treasure poses the rhetorical question: "do architects have ears?". As demonstrated by the many examples he conveys in his talk, architects too often don't use their ears when they design buildings. They over-emphasize the visual experience, while negative
Architecture & Acoustic Design
Photo: victoriapeckham Australian site news.com.au reports on research findings that working in an open-plan office is detrimental to people's health. A group of Australian scientists reviewed a global pool of research and concluded that the switch to an open-plan office design has led to lower productivity
Acoustic Solutions
An all-too common problem for patrons of restaurants and bars is being able to hear themselves talk in an often very noisy atmosphere. A 2011 Zagat survey concluded that the second-most common customer complaint behind service is the noise level. Meyer Sound, a world-renowned American audio engineering company, has developed
Architecture & Acoustic Design
Photo: Kevin H According to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research, working in environments surrounded by moderate levels of noise boosts creativity. The study took place in a noise environment similar to that of a roadside diner or a noisy mall and tested people’s creativity at different