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ERIC Number: ED017133
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1960-Mar
Pages: 1
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GALLAUDET'S NEW HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER.
FRISINA, D. ROBERT
THIS REPROT DESCRIBES THE DESIGN OF A NEW SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME OF THE CAMPUS. THE CIRCULAR SHAPE WAS SELECTED TO COMPLEMENT THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES AND COMPENSATE FOR DIFFERENCES IN SITE, WHILE PROVIDING THE ACOUSTICAL ADVANTAGES OF NON-PARALLEL WALLS, AND FACILITATING TRAFFIC FLOW. NOISE FACTORS WERE IMPORTANT AND CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE--(1) SOUND TREATING WALLS AND CEILINGS, (2) USING CARPETING, (3) PROVIDING STRUCTURAL ISOLATION AT TESTING ROOMS, (4) LOCATING ROOMS, (5) USING EXISTING SITE FEATURES, (6) DESIGNING DOOR CHARACTERISTICS, AND (7) CONTROLLING ROOM VENTALATION. SPACES INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN ARE--(1) HEARING AND SPEECH THERAPY, (2) GRADUATE LECTURE, (3) FILMING AND EDITING, (4) STATISTICAL LABORATORY, (5) PHONOGRAPH RECORD LIBRARY AND WORKSHOP, (6) WAITING ROOM, (7) INTERVIEWING AREA, (8) TESTING ROOMS, (9) STAFF LOUNGE, (10) OFFICE SUPPLY AND WORK ROOM, AND (11) CENTRAL OPEN COURT. ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDE FLOORPLANS AND TEST ROOM DETAILS. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE MARCH 1960 ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SPEECH AND HEARING ASSOCIATION. COPIES MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITING INTERSTATE PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS, INC., DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. (MM)
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Authoring Institution: American Speech and Hearing Association, Washington, DC.
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