Eckard Mommertz ; [editorial services: Melanie Schmid ; translation (German/English): Gerd H. Söffker, Philip Thrift]
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Birkhäuser/Edition Detail,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2009]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
112 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.) ;
Dimensions
30 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Detail practice
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- Designation and auditive perception of sound -- Room acoustics -- Building acoustics -- Noise control in urban planning -- Sound insulation as a quality feature in housing : Case study: Inner-city development, Munich -- Office buildings : Case study: Swiss Re offices, Munich -- Schools and preschool facilities : Case study: Primary school in Erding -- Lecture theatres, congress halls, plenary chambers : Case Study: Zollverein School Management and Design in Essen -- Small rooms for music : Case study: Music school in Grünwald ; Case study: Conversion of an officers' casino into a music school in Landshut -- Rooms for sound : Case study: Opera house in Hangzhou ; Case study: Philharmonic in Essen -- Churches -- Appendix : Authorities, institutes and trade associations, bibliography, standards and directives, manufacturers