The great architect Le Corbusier said "architecture is the magnificent play of forms in light." Few would disagree that pleasing the eye is a primary mission of architecture. But pleasing the ear is ...

What defines a space first when entering: the sound or the visual impression? Architecture is often communicated through structure and surfaces, yet one of its most essential components moves unseen ...

Sound, when emitted by a source — whether a person or a piece of equipment — propagates in all directions through space, being reflected, absorbed, transmitted, or diffracted as it encounters surfaces ...