# Architectural Acoustics 1

## ARCH-4840

This course provides an overview of the essentials for architectural acoustics design of performance and public spaces, including concert halls, theaters, museums, classrooms, sports arenas, courtrooms, and religious buildings. There are no prerequisites, but the course may be used as the starting point for a certificate in Architectural Acoustics, a concentration in an architecture student’s professional electives, or the beginning of a master’s degree in acoustics. The course covers basic principles of sound, room acoustics, sound absorption in rooms, sound isolation and privacy, acoustics of mechanical systems, and sound quality. After both Architectural Acoustics 1 and 2, the student should be prepared for a basic entry-level position in either acoustics in architecture or in acoustical consulting.

4 credits
Prereqs:
none

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2026 |  |  |

2025

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- David William Kahn

Seats Taken: 6/15

2024

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- David William Kahn

Seats Taken: 9/15

2023

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- David William Kahn

Seats Taken: 4/15

2022

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- David William Kahn

Seats Taken: 9/15

2021

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Jonas Braasch

Seats Taken: 9/15

2020

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Jonas Braasch

Seats Taken: 19/20

2019

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 6/35

2018

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 18/35

2017

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 25/35

2016

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 20/25

2015

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 13/20

2014

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 13/20

2013

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 10/20

2012

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 16/20

2011

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 9/30

2010

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 17/30

2009

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Todd L. Brooks

Seats Taken: 23/30

2008

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Paul T. Calamia

Seats Taken: 21/25

2007

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Paul T. Calamia

Seats Taken: 15/25

2006

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Paul T. Calamia

Seats Taken: 15/25

2005

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Paul T. Calamia

Seats Taken: 15/25

2004

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Mendel Kleiner

Seats Taken: 10/25

2003

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Mendel Kleiner
- Rendell Reyes Torres

Seats Taken: 16/25

2002 |  |  |

2001

Architectural Acoustics 1 (4c)

- Rendell Reyes Torres

Seats Taken: 20/25

2000 |  |  |
1999 |  |  |

1998

Human Factors In Lighting (4c)

- Peter R. Boyce

Seats Taken: 17/20