Architecturalsounding
Architecturalsounding is a field that studies and shapes the sonic dimension of built environments. It encompasses measurement, modeling, and design evaluation to understand how architecture influences sound propagation, perception, and acoustic comfort. The aim is to integrate acoustic performance into the early stages of architectural design and urban planning, ensuring spaces support speech intelligibility, musical clarity, and quiet reverberation where appropriate.
Practitioners employ a range of methods, including in-situ measurements of reverberation time (RT60), clarity (C50/C80), and
Applications span performance venues, classrooms, offices, healthcare facades, and transit interiors, as well as urban sound
The term is not yet standardized and overlaps with traditional architectural acoustics and soundscape studies. Some