Architectural Acoustics and National Council of Acoustical Consultants: Student Design Competition

Abstract

The Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics of the Acoustical Society of America, the Robert Bradford Newman Student Award Fund, and the National Council of Acoustical Consultants are sponsoring the 2010 Student Design Competition that will be professionally judged at this meeting. The purpose of this design competition is to encourage students enrolled in architecture, engineering, physics, and other university curriculums that involve building design and/or acoustics to express their knowledge of architectural acoustics in the design of performance hall primarily for opera on a college campus of moderate size. This competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all nations. Submissions will be poster presentations that demonstrate room acoustics, noise control, and acoustic isolation techniques in building planning and room design. The submitted designs will be displayed in this session and they will be judged by a panel of professional architects and acoustical consultants. An award of $1250.00 US will be made to the entry judged “First Honors.” Four awards of $700.00 US will be made to each of four entries judged “Commendation.”