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Concert Halls by Nagata Acoustics

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

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Authors:
  1. Yasuhisa Toyota

    1. Nagata Acoustics, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. Motoo Komoda

    1. Nagata Acoustics, Los Angeles, USA

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  3. Daniel Beckmann

    1. Nagata Acoustics, Los Angeles, USA

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  4. Marc Quiquerez

    1. Nagata Acoustics, Los Angeles, USA

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  5. Erik Bergal

    1. Nagata Acoustics, Paris, France

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  • Offers an inside look at the design process and unique considerations behind each of 25-30 internationally recognized vineyard style performance venues, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie

  • Features acoustical metrics along with a meta-analysis on the usefulness of such metrics in the design process

  • Illustrates how Toyota's particular design philosophy influences the completed building through photographs and architectural drawings

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Table of contents (52 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Project Anthology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Suntory Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 3-8

    3. Kyoto Concert Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 9-15

    4. Sapporo Concert Hall “Kitara”

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 17-21

    5. Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 23-31

    6. Walt Disney Concert Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 33-43

    7. Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 45-52

    8. Mariinsky Concert Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 53-60

    9. Danish Radio Concert House

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 61-69

    10. New World Symphony

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 71-78

    11. Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 79-86

    12. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Muriel Kauffman Theatre

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 87-93

    13. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Helzberg Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 95-100

    14. Soka Performing Arts Center

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 101-109

    15. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 111-118

    16. USC Brain and Creativity Institute

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 119-123

    17. Bing Concert Hall

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 125-130

    18. Charles Bronfman Auditorium

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 131-140

    19. Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi

      • Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal
      Pages 141-146
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About this book

This visually stunning and data rich text catalogs the design of 32 concert halls by world-renowned acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota and his team at Nagata Acoustics, the firm behind the celebrated Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, and numerous others. Alongside architectural drawings and photographs, commentary on the design process and challenges of each hall provides insight for the dedicated listener to appreciate a wide range of internationally beloved concert venues. Summarized acoustical and architectural data for each of the halls will provide valuable reference information to architects and acousticians alike. 
 
Following the project anthology is an overview of the history, development, and acoustical features of vineyard- and surround-style concert halls. A broader discussion of design philosophy reveals the methods by which Toyota has guided architects to create world renowned halls. These technical and general discussions give architects the foundation to design for the performing arts, and provide audiences a new insight and perspective to consider the next time they attend a concert.

Reviews

“Concert Halls by Nagata Acoustics is the most important work on performing arts design since Leo Beranek’s seminal Concert Halls and Opera House (2004). This book can be enjoyed as a coffee table book or reference companion for architects and acousticians. It cements Nagata Acoustics’ title as the heavyweight champion of vineyard-style halls.” (Brandon Cudequest, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, Vol. 69 (6), 2021)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nagata Acoustics, Los Angeles, USA

    Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez

  • Nagata Acoustics, Paris, France

    Erik Bergal

About the authors

Hailed by The New Yorker as the engineer of "a string of triumphs," Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics has established himself as the authority in the successful creation of the increasingly popular vineyard style concert hall. From well-known concert halls like Walt Disney Concert Hall and Suntory Hall to lesser known gems, Toyota and his colleagues at Nagata Acoustics have discovered an approach to tailor the vineyard design to a variety of scales and uses, all while achieving acoustic excellence.

Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, and Erik Bergal work at Nagata Acoustics. Nagata Acoustics has been involved in the acoustic design of nearly every vineyard style concert hall of note to be constructed across the globe in the last 30 years.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Concert Halls by Nagata Acoustics

  • Book Subtitle: Thirty Years of Acoustical Design for Music Venues and Vineyard-Style Auditoria

  • Authors: Yasuhisa Toyota, Motoo Komoda, Daniel Beckmann, Marc Quiquerez, Erik Bergal

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42450-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42449-7Published: 26 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42452-7Published: 26 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42450-3Published: 25 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 339

  • Number of Illustrations: 111 b/w illustrations, 235 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Acoustics, Engineering Acoustics, Music, Building Construction and Design

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