Yasuhisa Toyota - Concert Halls by Nagata Acoustics: Thirty Years of Acoustical Design for Music Venues and Vineyard-Style Auditoria

Yasuhisa Toyota , Motoo Komoda , Daniel Beckmann , Marc Quiquerez and Erik Bergal

Concert Halls by Nagata Acoustics

Thirty Years of Acoustical Design for Music Venues and Vineyard-Style Auditoria

1st ed. 2020

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Mark F. Hamilton (Chair), University of Texas at Austin

James Cottingham, Coe College

Timothy F. Duda, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Robin Glosemeyer Petrone, Threshold Acoustics

William M. Hartmann (Ex Officio), Michigan State University

Darlene R. Ketten, Boston University

James F. Lynch (Ex Officio), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Philip L. Marston, Washington State University

Arthur N. Popper (Ex Officio), University of Maryland

Christine H. Shadle, Haskins Laboratories

G. Christopher Stecker, Boys Town National Research Hospital

Stephen C. Thompson, The Pennsylvania State University

Ning Xiang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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In memory of Dr. Minoru Nagata, friend and mentor.

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