Architectural Acoustics: Blending Sound Sources, Sound Fields, and Listeners (1998)

This book proceeds from basic theory to design studies of concert and multiple purpose halls. Readers can follow the concept of temporal and spatial values which may be associated with the left and right cerebral hemispheres, respectively, in listening to music and speech in a room. Special attention has been made to stimulate the left and the right hemispheres of the brain. The audience includes both undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of acoustics, architechture, psychology, physiology, and music, as well as acoustical consultants, audio engineers, and "sound coordinators" of concert halls and theaters, in addition to researchers who are interested in fusing