COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACOUSTICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THEATRES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 3017 ACOUSTICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THEATRES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜL YILMAZ KARAMAN

Offered to

Architecture
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

It is aimed to give the students ability to understand how the architectural design affects the acoustical features of the rooms for different purposes (speech, music...etc.) in addition to explaining room acoustics criteria by examining theatre buildings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to define the terms Architectural Acoustics and Room Acoustics.
2   to recognise the development of theatre buildings during history.
3   to recognise the required criteria for optimum visual and acoustical comfort conditions.
4   to identify changes in acoustical conditions depending on the performance type.
5   to identify the effects of architectural design and material selection on the acoustical features of rooms.
6   to interpret contemporary examples in the meaning of how architectural design affects acoustical design.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course; Definition of aim, objectives and expectations. Information about the research topics for the research assignment
2 History of theatre and theatre architecture. - Greek, Roman, Mediaeval, Renaissance Theatre, 17, 18, 19 and 20th-century theatres and opera houses.
3 - Factors that affect the quality and design of the theatre Type and scale of the production, seating capacity, stage design, and auditorium design. Some articles will be given this week.
4 Design considerations for good visual conditions in the auditorium. - Limits and Properties of Human Vision, Factors that Affect the Sightline Design Information and reminders about the research topics of students
5 Introduction to Room Acoustics - Sound behaviour in enclosed spaces, acoustical defects, and the definition of objective and subjective acoustic parameters. Some articles will be given this week.
6 Introduction to Room Acoustics - Continue the definition of objective and subjective acoustical parameters. Some articles will be given this week.
7 Factors that affect the acoustical quality of Theatre (1) - Parameters related to the auditorium and stage design.
8 Factors that affect the acoustical quality of Theatre (2) - Acoustic Parameters: Measuring and Evaluating Acoustical Quality of Theatres.
9 Mid-Term Exam
10 Theatre Examples
11 Student presentations on research topics Students are expected to understand how the architectural design affects the acoustical features of the rooms for different purposes by examining selected examples.
12 Student presentations on research topics
13 Student presentations on research topics
14 Student presentations on research topics Submission of the research assignment.

Recomended or Required Reading

Abdulrahimov, R. (1998). Salonların Akustiği ve Tasarımı. Trabzon: KTU.
Appleton, I. (1996). Building for the Performing Arts a Design and Development Guide. Great Britain: Butterworth Architecture.
Barron, M. (1993). Auditorium Acoustics and Architectural Design. England: E & FN Spon.
Bradley, J. (2002). Acoustical Design of Rooms for Speech. Construction Technology Update . Canada.
Bradley, J. (1986). Predictors of Speech Intelligibility in Rooms. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America , 80 (3), 837-845.
Chourmouziadou, K., & Kang, J. (2008). Acoustic Evolution of Ancient Greek and Roman Theatres. Applied Acoustics (69), 514 529.
Forsyth, M. (1987). Auditoria Designing for the Performing Arts. London: The Mitchell Publishing.
Hardy, Hugh; Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. (2000). Theaters. Hong Kong: Back Stage Books.
Long, M. (2006). Architectural Acoustics. U.S.A.: Elsevier Academic Press
Mehta, M., Johnson, J., & Rocafort, J. (1999). Architecural Acoustics Principles and Design. U.S.A.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Moore, J. (1988). Design for Good Acoustics and Noise Control. Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RAS * 0.60
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Presentation and submission
of research assignment % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6 )
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6 )

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozgul.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Student Presentations 4 2 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 2 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.11
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6

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