11th International Conference on Auditorium Acoustics, 

 

28-30 Sep 2023 
Greece 
Vol.45 Pt.2 2023 
978-1-906913-45-8 
Contents 

 

Acoustical challenges in horse shoe shaped opera houses

A C Gade, Gade & Mortensen Akustik A/S; Charlottenlund, Denmark 

 

Subjective listening studies conducted by Arup at a leading western opera house

Matthew Lomax, Philip Wright, Arup, London  

 

Absence of seat-dip in the stalls of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires

Gustavo Basso, University of La Plata, Argentina 

 

Teatro São Carlos – Another opportunity for improvement of the main Portuguese opera house

Octávio Inácio, Daniel José, InAcoustics, Portugal 

 

The design of the opera theatre auditorium and a reflection on the reciprocal influence between opera house and concert hall design

Alban Bassuett, Arup, USA 

 

Flexible acoustics and sound system design to accommodate programming inside and outside the venue spaces

Ryan Bizorek, Arup, USA 

 

The architectural design of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Vassily Laffineur, RPBW Architects, France 

 

Sound isolation and HVAC noise control: Design versus practical challenges and constructability 

Rachid Abu-Hanson, Arup, USA 

 

Some thoughts on whole stage imaging for theatres

Peter Exton, Marshall Day Acoustics, Melbourne, Australia 

 

Perception of musical dynamics: Orchestra spectra combined with auditory modeling 

Tapio Lokki, Pedro Llado, Aalto University 

 

Biometric evolution of space

Paul Bavister, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London 

 

Good view or good acoustics? Can I have both?

Yuxiao Chen, Marshall Day Acoustics, Australia;  

Densil Cabrera, The University of Sydney, Australia 

 

Music, room, two ears, design and paradigms

Magne Skålevik, AKUTEK and Brekke & Strand 

 

The influence of reflection surface size in concert halls

Evan Green*, Otavio Colella-Gomes, Jannis Kriz, Vincent Berrier, Thomas Wulfrank,  Eckhard Kahle, Kahle Acoustics, Belgium 

 

Acoustic effects of long-delayed reflections from rear walls in a shoebox hall

Toshiki Hanyu, Akane Kawai, Ryoichi Suzuki, Kazuma Hoshi, Nihon University, Japan 

 

Why do large concert halls need to be optimized for early reflection coverage?

Eckhard Kahle, Yann Jurkiewicz, Evan Green, Vincent Berrier, Kahle Acoustics 

 

Zone to zone reflector optimisation using a genetic algorithm

John O’Keefe, O’Keefe Acoustics, Canada 

 

Early reflector geometry optimization methodology

Konstantinos Dadiotis & A Galatas, ACC Acoustics Consultancy Company, Greece 

 

Acoustic upgrade for the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House

Gunter Engel & Jürgen Reinhold, Müller-BBM Building Solutions GmbH, Germany 

 

Transforming David Geffen Hall – A story of the world’s most infamous concert hall

PH Scarbrough & CN Blair Akustiks, LLC, USA 

JA Nepomuceno, Akustiks, LLC & Acústica & Sônica, Brasil 

 

Fine tuning of the Sibelius Hall stage acoustics

Lehto P, Möller H, Pätynen J, Gómez Bolaños J, Laukkanen ., Vehviläinen S, Akukon Ltd,  

 

Listening and dynamics – Some challenges with a highly absorptive stage environment

Svein Folkvord, COWI AS, Norway 

 

Connection between iconography and reverberation performance of Byzantine temples: Experimental investigation

Panagiotis Karampatzakis, Aristotelian University, Greece 

 

How did Epidaurus sound when it was full? Directional measurement of impulse response for an improved computer model

Ian Rees, Adrian James Acoustics Ltd, UK 

 

Open-air amphitheater in Andros

Konstantinos Dadiotis & A Galatas, ACC Acoustics Consultancy Company, Greece K Kondylatou & K Loukos, K. Loukos and Partners Architects, Greece 

 

The acoustics design of amphitheatre “Ioannis Despotopoulos” in Athens Conservatoire, Athens, Greece

Theo Niaounakis, Theta Acoustics, UK 

 

A 350 seats concert hall auditorium with “budget” version concrete side walls; Acoustic design and performance

Andrzej K. Klosak, Cracow University of Technology / archAKUSTIK Cracow, Poland,  Anders C. Gade, Gade & Mortensen, Denmark 

 

In situ acoustic efficiency of variable broadband absorption in music rehearsal studios and music halls

Maarten Luykx, Peutz Consultants, Netherlands 

 

Optimizing (too) small ensemble rehearsal rooms for acoustic loud music

Bård Støfringsdal, COWI, Norway

 

The research behind the design of a new variable acoustics technology

Niels Adelman-Larsen, Flex Acoustics, Denmark 

 

Size matters: New ways of working with scale models

Brian F G Katz, Institut d’Alembert, Sorbonne University, CNRS 

Peter Stitt, Institut d’Alembert, Sorbonne University 

 

Auralization of orchestra based on 1/10 scale model experiment 

Takayuki Hidaka, Kazunori Suzuki, Shin-ichiro Koyanagi 

Takenaka Research & Development Institute, Japan 

 

Immersive auralisation for choral ensembles

Sarabeth S Mullins & Brian FG Katz, Sorbonne University, France 

 

A software tool for auralization of simulated sound fields

Jens Ahrens, Chalmers University of Technology  

 

Measurements in room acoustics – How good are we at it?

Ingo B. Witew, Michael Vorländer, RWTH Aachen University, Germany 

 

Lateral fraction or cross-correlation for spatial impression?

Mike Barron, Fleming & Barron, UK 

 

Revisiting Sabine’s formula

Jean-Dominique Polack, Sorbonne Université, France 

 

Efficiency and uncertainties of sound energy decay analysis in auditoria

Ning Xiang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA 

Zuhre Su-Gul, Bilkent University, Turkiye 

 

Combining natural acoustics and audio in a debating chamber

Bob Essert, Imagine Sound, UK 

 

Round and round we go: Speech intelligibility and localization for in-the-round spaces

Luca Dellatorre, Charcoalblue LLP, UK 

 

Acoustic design of the Shakespeare North, a Jacobean theatre in Liverpool

Onur Gulen, AECOM, UK 

 

Covid, separation & all that jazz

Anne Minors, Imagine Sound Ltd, UK 

 

Room acoustic measurements in halls with electro-acoustic enhancement systems

Henrik Möller, Aalto University, Finland 

Łukasz Błasiński, University of Adam Mickiewicza, Poland 

 

Evaluation of a geometric approach to active acoustics

Volker Werner, Fabio Kaiser, Clemens Frischmann, Amadeus Acoustics, Austria 

 

A comparison of musical performances in different acoustic environments created with an active acoustics system

Benedikt Roß, Volker Werner, Clemens Frischmann, Simon Neeten, Amadeus Active  Acoustics, Austria 

 

The significance of excellent concert hall acoustics for audio recordings of classical music

Pauline Heister, University of Music and Performing Arts, Austria

 

Room acoustic design of a 15,000-capacity multipurpose arena

P Laukkanen, J Riionheimo & J Pätynen Akukon Ltd., Helsinki, Finland 

 

Remedial acoustics in monumental lecture auditoria of neoclassicism in Athens

George Xanthoulis, Atkins; Giannis Karagiannis, George Poulakos, Alexandra  Sotiropoulou, National Technical University of Athens 

 

Acoustic discovery of the Roman theatre of Volterra: Two reconstruction hypotheses in comparison

Antonella Bevilacqua, Wladek Fuchs, University of Parma, Italy 

 

Acoustic assessment of Argos ancient theatre

GeorgeCambourakis,GiannisKaragiannisPanosCoukoutas,AlexandraSotiropoulou,  NTUA,Greece 

 

Homeric sounds: Recording, classification and comparison of sound phenomena in Iliad and Odyssey

Ilias Papageorgiou, NTUA, Greece 

Fotis Papageorgiou, GISMA University of Applied Sciences, Germany 

 

Classical auditoria in the Mediterranean of universally acknowledged acoustics: Evaluating electroacoustic amplification

Iasmi Kilaidoni, Actress, Alexandra Sotiropoulou, Giannis Karagiannis*, National Technical  University of Athens 

 

New Academy of Music in the suburbs of Athens: Architectural language and acoustical solutions

Aikaterini Bousia Alexaki, Tasis Papaioannou, Giannis Karagiannis, 

Alexandra Sotiropoulou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece 

 

Chopin’s musical scales: New opera house in Poland; Architecture and acoustic design of multipurpose 1100 seat auditorium

Elora Christoula, Kassandra Christoula, Vasiliki Giannoutsou, Vasilios Ghikapeppas Giannis Karagiannis, Alexandra Sotiropoulou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece 

 

Sound strength measurements using a pre-calibrated omnidirectional source

George Koutsouris, Claus Lynge Christensen, Antoine Richard, Jens Holger Rindel, Odeon,  Denmark 

 

Development of an omnidirectional source for acoustical scale model measurements

Etienne Larochelle*, Vincent Berrier, Thomas Wulfrank, Evan Green, Kahle Acoustics,  Belgium * In memoriam 

 

Acoustic renovation of a circular-shaped small music hall

Ok Cheol Ahn, Youngsan University, Rep. of Korea 

Sang Eun Jeon, Pusan National University, Rep. of Korea 

Yong Hee Kim, Youngsan University, Rep.of Korea 

 

Measurements of auditorium seats “in the time of cholera” – Challenges in design concert hall auditorium seats during pandemic

K Klosak, Cracow University of Technology, Poland & archAKUSTIK, Poland AC Gade, Gade & Mortensen Akustik A/S, Denmark 

B Ziarko, Cracow University of Technology, Poland 

 

Brazilian performing arts center acoustical and architectural database

José Augusto Nepomuceno, Acústica & Sônica, Brasil and Akustiks, USA

 

Placement of absorption material: DIN 18041 is misleading

Tapio Lokki, Aalto University 

Antti Kuusinen, Turku University of Applied Sciences 

 

Room acoustics mismatches of rehearsal spaces and concert halls and their impact on music performance

Giorgos Dedousis,Konstantinos Bakogiannis, Areti Andreopoulou, Anastasia Georgaki,  NKUA, Greece 

 

Single-value frequency-average measures of early decay time and clarity index to predict reverberance and clarity

Fernando del Solar Dorrego & Michelle C. Vigeant, Penn State University, USA 

 

A method for automated system calibration in active acoustic systems

Clemens Frischmann, Fabio Kaiser, Volker Werner, Amadeus Acoustics, Austria 

 

Herisson – An innovative tool for spatial room impulse response (SRIR) measurements

Serafino Di Rosario, LINK Acoustique, France; Johan Sick, Matlab, France; Clement Royon,  LINK Acoustique, Matlab, France ; Romain Darracq, LINK Acoustique, France ; Sylvain  Guitton, LINK Acoustique, France 

 

CConcert halls in virtual reality – From audio-visual perception to a common vocabulary

Jonas Heck, Josep Llorca-Bofí, Michael Vorländer, RWTH Aachen University, Germany 

 

Improvement of stage-to-pit balance using computer simulation in a multi-purpose hall without an orchestra pit

Sang-Eun Jeon, Pusan National University 

Yong-Hee Kim, Youngsan University 

 

Finding early time limits 𝑡𝑒 with nonlinear regression on energy decay curves

Changqing Xia, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

 

Using non-wave based modelling to explore how much acoustic diffusion is too much in a concert hall

Michael Fort, Ramboll, UK 

 

Objective room acoustics parameters and the use of simple mathematical formulas as design inducers: A practical tool for architects in the beginning of a performance hall design

Lineu Passeri Júnior, PASSERI Acústica, Brazil; Stelamaris Rolla Bertoli, University of  Campinas, Brazil 

 

Subjective localisation of a sound source in immersive sound system and stereophonic loudspeakers system

Łukasz Błasiński 

 

Comparing measured sound strength to theory as a function of reverberation time and room volume

J Dunham, Tenor Engineering Group, USA