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Acoustical Measurements of Traditional Theaters Integrated with Chinese Gardens

Acoustical measurements were taken in three traditional theaters integrated with Chinese gardens. Each theater consisted of a pavilion-like stage inside a courtyard surrounded by covered galleries, walls, or rock piles. The courtyard was generally rectangular in shape. Water, rocks, bridges, walls, and vegetation made the theater space rather irregular. All measurements were taken when the floors were unoccupied and without seats. Analysis showed an average strength G of 4.7 dB, an average early decay time EDT of 0.74 s, and an average early support STE of '9.3 dB.

Authors: Chaing, Weihwa; Hsu, Yenkun; Tsai, Jinjaw
Affiliations: Department of Architecture, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, China (Taiwan) ; Institute of Acoustics, Tongji University, Shanghai, China(See document for exact affiliation information.)
JAES Volume 51 Issue 11 pp. 1054-1062; November 2003 Import into BibTeX

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