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Sounds of the City

From car horns to bird songs, the city performs.

Seen and Heard: Boston Symphony Hall

The birth of architectural acoustics

by Lloyd Schwartz
Hospital, Heal Thyself

Clamor is hazardous to your health. Designers have the Rx.

by Mollica Manandhar AIA and Paula Buick
Bring On Da Noise

Rattle, roar, or ruckus: With these hidden acoustical techniques, you'll never know it's there.

by Timothy Foulkes
Confessions of a Playlist Commando
by Corey Zehngebot
"I Imagine Myself Composing a Space"

Jonas Salk, August Komendant, and the Woman populate a new chamber opera inspired by the life and work of Louis Kahn.

Lewis Spratlan speaks with Frederick Peters