Paradise Park Wins Best FEC (Family Entertainment Center) Award
November 1, 2004
Way to go Team! Designed and Produced by White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Randy White Architect: Finkle/Williams, David Williams Acoustical Engineer: Thorburn Associates, Tyler and Katherina Paradise Park in Kansas City, Missouri, the family entertainment and children’s edutainment center
Music and the Healing Process
November 1, 2004
This topic recently came up during one of our presentations where we discussed the acoustical issues of HIPAA and Hospitals. As architects and designers look at the negative impact of excess noise within patient areas, researchers are studying the positive
Variable Acoustics
November 1, 2004
Modern halls and churches come in all shapes and sizes, and the push for these spaces to be multipurpose spaces creates acoustical challenges. From music requiring long reverberation times, to dramatic performances that require greater articulation and ambient warmth, a
Question of the Month: Automatic Microphone Mixer
September 1, 2004
Q. I have been told that installing an automatic microphone mixer in my sound system will eliminate feedback. Is this true? A. No! The complete elimination of feedback is a myth about automatic microphone mixers. Installing an automatic mixer will
Teleconferencing
September 1, 2004
It’s time to re-visit the issues of acoustics for conference rooms. We are getting a number of phone calls from clients looking for help with the quality of their conference calls. Problems are in one of two areas: it is
Laminated Glass on Steroids
June 1, 2004
Sekisui, a Japanese firm, has come up with a new way to improve the acoustical performance of laminated glass which is often used to reduce noise transfer from space to space when vision is desired. The inner layer of the
Way to Go Team – Cesar E. Chavez Education Center Wins!
June 1, 2004
And the “Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Integration Award” goes to: Cesar E. Chavez Education Center, Oakland, California Architect: VBN Architects Electrical Engineering: Pete O. Lapid & Associates, Inc. Mechanical Engineering: Raymond Brooks Engineers, Inc. Acoustical Engineering: Thorburn Associates Inc.
Another Neat New Loudspeaker
May 1, 2004
Part of the solution for the Bloomingdale’s Medinah Temple Home Store was finding a loudspeaker that sounded good, but had a small “form factor”. We had previously used TOA’s H-1 loudspeaker for pew back audio systems in churches and for
Historical Temple Goes Retail
May 1, 2004
When built in 1912, the Moorish-style Medinah Temple was a meeting place for the Shrine of North America. After a 21st century, multi-million dollar restoration and renovation, the historic building at 600 N. Wabash Ave., in Chicago’s River North area,
Restaurant Acoustics
May 1, 2004
During the last 20 years we have seen a number of different acoustical issues in retail / shopping areas – everything from blender noise for a juice bar at a now defunct Mexican restaurant chain prototype, to a restaurant so