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

Foreword
Introduction
Contents
Part I Project Anthology
	1 Suntory Hall
	2 Kyoto Concert Hall
	3 Sapporo Concert Hall ``Kitara''
	4 Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
	5 Walt Disney Concert Hall
	6 Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall
	7 Mariinsky Concert Hall
		History of Mariinsky Theatre
		From Workshop Space to the New Concert Hall
		Project Team and Schedule
		Innovative Evolution of the Shoebox Style
		Stage Risers and Orchestra Pit
		Opening Concert and Its Preparations
		Wonderful Sound of the Pipe Organ
	8 Danish Radio Concert House
		The Architecture
		Koncertsalen
			Room Shape
			Interior Material
			Sound Absorption Curtains
			Acoustical Scale Model Test
		The Three Studios
		Opening
	9 New World Symphony
		Concert Hall
		Building Organization
	10 Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall
		Twenty Years in the Making
		The Design of the Hall
		Different Strokes
		Ensuring Quietness in a Dense Building and Urban Environment
		Opening Night
	11 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts:Muriel Kauffman Theatre
	12 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Helzberg Hall
	13 Soka Performing Arts Center
		A Unique Style Multi-Purpose Hall
		Stage and Audience Seating
		Acoustical Interior and Visual Interior
		Sound Absorption Curtains
		Opening Series and Beyond
	14 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
	15 USC Brain and Creativity Institute
		The Drs. Damasio and BCI
		The Acoustics of a Unique, Experimental Chamber Hall
	16 Bing Concert Hall
	17 Charles Bronfman Auditorium
		Original Design of the Hall and Plans for Renovation
		How to Improve Without Changing?
		First Notes in the New Acoustics
		A Chamber Hall in the Basement
	18 Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi
	19 Shanghai Symphony Hall
	20 NOSPR Katowice
		Beyond the Shoebox
		The Design of the Concert Hall
		First Rehearsal and Inaugural Concert
	21 Auditorium, Fondation Louis Vuitton
		The Design of the Auditorium
		Featured Art
		The Concert Hall in the Museum
	22 Radio France Concert Hall
		The Design of the Auditorium
		First Notes and Inaugural Concert
		Concert Hall or Studio?
	23 Philharmonie de Paris
		A Building in Context
		A Complex Design Team Organization for an Innovative Concept
		The Design of the Concert Hall
		Beyond the Inauguration
	24 Musco Center for the Arts
		Classical Concert Mode
		Theater Mode
		Opening Series
	25 Lotte Concert Hall
		Overview of Lotte World Tower and Shopping Mall
		The First Vineyard Style Concert Hall in South Korea
		Room Acoustic Design of Lotte Concert Hall
		Tuning Period of Hall Acoustics
	26 Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
		The Winding Road to Completion
		The Building
		The Design of the Hall
		``What Type of Wood Is This?''
		The Little Sister
		Muting the Horns
		Inaugural Festival
	27 Pierre Boulez Saal
	28 La Seine Musicale
		The Auditorium
		Stage and Orchestra Pit
		Adaptability and Acoustical Variability
		Inaugural Concert
	29 Repino Hall
	30 Jinji Lake Concert Hall
	31 Zaryadye Concert Hall
		Project Background
		The Design of the Large Hall
		The Small Hall
		First Notes and Grand Opening
	32 The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
		Interior Visual Design and Acoustic Volume
		Sound Absorption Curtains
		Opening Concerts and Delicate Piano Playing
Part II Topics on Acoustics and Acoustical Design
	1 Vienna Musikvereinssaal as the Starting Point of Discussion
	2 Berlin Philharmonie and the Birth of the Vineyard-Style Concept
	3 Surround Seating Paradigm
	4 Foundational Projects of Nagata Acoustics
		Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
		Suntory Hall
		Walt Disney and Sapporo Concert Halls
	5 Reverberation Time, Other Metrics, and Underlying Goals
		On Reverberation Time
		Clarity, Richness, and Intimacy
	6 Computer Simulation
	7 Scale Model Testing
	8 The Importance of Stage Acoustics
		Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Suntory Hall
	9 Ceiling Height, Ensemble Reflectors, and Soffits
	10 Acclimation to a New Hall
	11 Orchestral Balance
		Dresden Staatskapelle
		Sapporo Symphony
	12 Orchestra Layout
	13 Excessive Sound Exposure on Stage
	14 Stage Risers
		Suntory Hall
		Kyoto Concert Hall
		Los Angeles Philharmonic
	15 Stage Structure
	16 Variable vs. Fixed Acoustics
	17 Sound System Design in Concert Halls
	18 Semi-staged Productions in Concert Halls
	19 Concert Hall Organ Design
	20 A New Direction of Concert Hall Design