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Libraries and Museums 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 New York Tolerance Center New York City, NY Owner: Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles Completion: Spring 2004 Size: 18,000 square feet Architect: NBBJ, New York City Acoustics: Shen Milsom & Wilke, New York City This multimedia training facility informs professionals, including educators, law enforcement officials, and state/local government workers, about issues of prejudice, diversity, and cooperation in the workplace and community via interactive workshops, exhibits, and videos. Good design paired with good acoustics was essential. At the Hall of Memory theater, where films depict appalling instances of intolerance in our world, acoustic tile for the ceiling, special finishes for the seats and floors, and specially sealed half-height glass walls keep the films' drama within the hall. The Point of View Diner was acoustically treated to ensure that any stray sound was absorbed, and that the listening experience was clear and the words easily understood. The Millennium Machine uses perforated metal acoustical material to eliminate echoes and maintain clear audio from the sound system. An 80-seat theater above the NYTC entry hall required special treatment to keep sounds from the entry area display from filtering into the theater. Also, because the theater has a sophisticated sound system for the movies shown there, it required special isolation from all of the adjacent spaces, careful specification of the ceiling acoustical treatment, and acoustical panels on side and rear walls to create a crisp movie environment. | |
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