Extra Credit Project #4 “An Auditorium Experience” ARCH 464 ECS

Due: Tuesday, May 7, at 10:15 am (at the final)

Attend a musical or theatrical performance and record your experience. An evaluation guide and a data collection sheet is attached to help you record your observations.

• Give name, date, and location of the event (attach the program, if possible)
• Describe the hall in plan and section (not necessarily to scale)
• Calculate Reverberation Time (T_R) using the formula in Insideout E3.3.2 and compare it to the values given in Insideout, Figures E3.2.1 and E3.3.1
• Observe and record the special acoustic features, such as reflecting panels and shells, dampening curtains, etc.
• During the performance, did you notice:
       a. the audience noise?
       b. the mechanical system noise?
• How was the transition from lobby to auditorium handled?
• Were electronic speakers used? Where were they located?

Give an overall impression of the suitability of the hall for the specific performance that you attended.

Format: 8½" by 11" sheets.

NO CREDIT for late projects!