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Well established as a classic reference and specialised textbook, since its first publication in 1973, Heinrich Kuttruff’s Room Acoustics combines detailed coverage with a state of art presentation of the theory and practice of sound behaviour in closed spaces.This sixth edition presents several additional new sections, for instance on the reflection of a spherical wave from a wall, on finite element methods for sound field calculation and on virtual reality, as well as giving an overhaul of the standard material. Particular emphasis is given to the properties and calculation of reverberation, the most obvious acoustical feature of a room. And further key topics include the various mechanisms of sound absorption and their practical application as well as scattering by wall irregularities including pseudo-stochastic structures. Extensive space is given to of psychoacoustic insights and the quality criteria derived from them, along with new procedures for the sensory assessment of concert hall acoustics.As in earlier editions, one full and updated chapter is devoted to the design and performance of electroacoustic systems which nowadays is not just a method for sound amplification but offers many possibilities for correcting acoustic deficiencies and modifying a hall’s natural acoustics. [Publisher]

Architectural acoustics --- Absorption of sound --- Sound --- Acoustique architecturale --- Son --- Measurement --- Absorption --- Mesure --- acoustics --- Vibrations --- Building design --- acoustical insulation --- building physics --- Acoustique architecturale. --- Absorption. --- Mesure. --- Audiologie --- Akoestiek

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A Chronology of Architecture' presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between structural innovations, social changes, and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of architecture from the earliest structures to the present-day skyscrapers and global cities, it features key buildings, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were built. Special feature spreads highlight important movements, construction methods and key practitioners. Covering a wide selection of genres, styles and architects, it is invaluable as a comprehensive guide to architecture in all its different forms.

Architecture --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- History --- Design and construction --- History of civilization --- architecture [discipline] --- architectural history --- Architectuur --- Kunstgeschiedenis --- Wereldtentoonstelling (Brussel 1935) --- Histoire --- Histoire. --- Archief --- Digitalisering --- Godsdienst --- Cultuur --- Architecture, Primitive

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Across the African continent, but especially in the sub-Saharan regions the light provided by the sun has a particularly stark quality, which becomes most apparent in relation to age-old buildings and in the way in which it shapes daily routines. Without relying on artificial light, architecture had to both make use of the sun light to create a light source within a building, yet also protect those living in the houses from the intensity of it. This has resulted in vernacular architecture that works with very few or small openings that render the inside of a building near pitch black while the outside is illuminated by direct sunshine that bears down mercilessly.On the initiative of the lighting company Zumtobel Group, photographer Iwan Baan and architect Francis Kere set out to capture how the sun's natural light cycle shapes vernacular architecture with little to no artificial light sources in Burkina Faso. They travelled to three exemplary locations: Communal compounds in Gando, the main mosque of Bobo Dioulasso and the terraced houses in Dano utilising pots to create skylights. Baan's pictures are accompanied by architectural sketches by Francis Kere, who himself grew up in this light environment and whose architecture is inspired by it. The stunning photographs are printed in a special technique to give a sense of being immersed in the very light conditions that are being documented.

Architecture --- Vernacular architecture --- Light in architecture --- Lighting, Architectural and decorative --- 77.092.07 --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Architectural lighting --- Decorative lighting --- Lighting, Decorative --- Electric lighting --- Exterior lighting --- Interior decoration --- Interior lighting --- Lighting --- Municipal lighting --- Fotografen A - Z --- Design and construction --- 77.04:72 --- 72.07 --- Baan, Iwan °1975 (°Alkmaar, Nederland) --- Architectuurfotografie ; architectuur van Francis Kéré ; door Iwan Baan --- Keré, Diébédo Francis °1965 (°Gando, Burkina Faso) --- Vernaculaire ; traditionele architectuur ; Afrika --- Fotografie ; artistieke fotografie ; architectuur --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- 72.017 --- 72.031.4 --- West-Afrika --- Burkina Faso --- Licht (architectuur) --- Vernaculaire architectuur --- Traditionele architectuur --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architectuurfotografie --- Fotografie --- Afrika --- Architectuur --- Licht

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Het stadschap is een belangrijk archiefstuk. De kronkels en vormen van straten en pleinen zijn getuigen en dikwijls even zo vele littekens van de geschiedenis van de stad. Gebouwen zijn getuigen van hun tijd, ook al is hun functie in de loop der tijden veranderd, ook al zijn zij inmiddels vele keren verbouwd en is de leesbaarheid van hun verhaal soms vervaagd.Het boek buigt zich over de archeologie van de toekomst of de recente metamorfosen van de stad, nieuwe architectuur, nieuwe gezichten, merkwaardige ingrepen, zowel positieve als van een kritische noot te voorziene ?ongelukjes?. Het gaat vooral over tastbare realisaties, met tussendoor ook al eens een (kwaad) woord over plannen en speculaties. Deze publicatie vormt een rijk geïllustreerde bijdrage met commentaren en bespiegelingen bij het veranderende stadschap, het stedelijke landschap, zoals het zich vandaag aan onze blik voordoet. Meteen laat ze zien hoe Brussel ook anders had gekund of nog kan.

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