BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_635_ba91fa149470137c1611ef676ba3c070@www.ioa.org.uk SUMMARY:Scottish Branch: Acoustics in Architectural design DESCRIPTION:SCOTTISH BRANCH\n \n ACOUSTICS IN ARCHITECTURAL DE SIGN\, RAF ORLOWSKI\n \n WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2021 \n \n AT 2PM BY ZOOM \;\n \n Raf \;Orlowski h as just written a book entitled &lsquo\;Acoustics in Architectural Design&rsquo\; which traces the i nfluence of the theatres of Classical Greece on su bsequent designs and goes on to discuss the resear ch of Sabine and his successors and their contribu tion to the design of concert halls of the 20th&nb sp\;and 21st \;centuries\, a number of which h ave been visited by members of the Institute durin g the conference series on Auditorium Acoustics. T he book also describes the development of acoustic guidelines for schools and gives examples of othe r building types such as worship spaces\, law cour ts\, transportation buildings  \;and a planeta rium.\n \n The talk will present key parts of the book and will be generously illustrated with proje cts examples. It will be of interest to members wa nting an overview of the development of architectu ral acoustics &ndash\; where it has failed and whe re it has succeeded.\n \n  \;\n \n To register on Eventbrite click here\n \n Zoom details will b e sent to everyone who registers.\n \n  \;\n \ n  \; CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210512T140000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210512T140000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20210512T140000 URL:https://www.ioa.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=635 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR