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05/16/2008, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Learning Units: 3.00-Walking Tour
Training Units: 0.75-Training Area 4 (Engineering Systems Coordination)
Explore the ways architects work with acousticians to create the right space for the right sound. This tour will visit the jazz-filled spaces at Berklee College of Music and the concert halls of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New England Conservatory of Music.
Berklee College of Music is the leading educator and incubator of world-renowned jazz musicians. Explore how Berklee's learning spaces serve as performance laboratories. Investigate small intimate venues, specialized spaces for electronic music, a recording studio, and a large performace hall. Laura Wernick, AIA, of HMFH Architects, has designed several of these spaces and will join us along with Tony Hoover, an acoustical engineer, Cavanaugh Tocci, Associates, and Berklee faculty to consider how architectural design supports specific acoustical goals. Berklee students will perform in each of the spaces as we experience how architecture shapes performance.
After a short walk along Massachusetts Avenue, we continue at Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall. Pamela Hawkes, FAIA, of Ann Beha Architects (ABA) will tell us about working with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New England Conservatory (NEC) to return these halls to their original glory while supporting 21st-century musical expression. ABA is working with Acentech to implement a phased restoration and renovation for Symphony Hall, considered among the world's top spaces for musical performance. Kierkegaard Associates worked with ABA to enable NEC faculty and students to use Jordan Hall year-round, preserving its warm and intimate acoustic character.
Learning Objectives:
- Determine how to collaborate with an acoustician when working on a historic landmark
- Examine the best options for integrating new systems/acoustics into a historic performing arts center
- Define steps and guidelines for implementing a master plan
TP15b Thursday 9 am - 12:30 p.m., $70
Core Discipline: Building Performance
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