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Forum Acusticum 2026

8–12 Sept 2026
Europe/Vienna timezone

Session

A16.08 Acoustic needs for old and new worship spaces

A16.08
10 Sept 2026, 08:40

Conveners

A16.08 Acoustic needs for old and new worship spaces: S119

  • Francesco Martellotta (Politecnico di Bari, DARCOD)

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  1. 4431. Worship acoustics: where are we going? (FA2026/728)
    Francesco Martellotta (Politecnico di Bari, DARCOD)
    10/09/2026, 08:40
    A16 Room Acoustics

    Research on the acoustics of worship spaces received significant attention in the early 2000s, with important contributions addressing different religious traditions, architectural typologies, and liturgical practices. These researches helped to fill a gap in the scientific literature by combining acoustic measurements in existing buildings, subjective investigations, and the development of...

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  2. 4432. Exploring the Acoustics, Architecture, and Use of Three Arnold Brunner Synagogues (FA2026/694)
    Elliot Canfield-Dafilou (Yale University)
    10/09/2026, 09:00
    A16 Room Acoustics

    Arnold Brunner (1857–1925), the preeminent American-born Jewish architect is attributed with designing several notable and imitable synagogue buildings. While some of these synagogues, like the Moorish/Byzantine Temple Beth-El, have been demolished, three of his landmark synagogues remain in New York City today, including buildings erected for Congregation Shearith Israel, Temple Sharaay...

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  3. 4433. A preliminary investigation on the acoustics of contemporary Algerian mosques inspired by the Ottoman style (FA2026/746)
    Mohamed Ladaoui Benfarhat (University of Biskra)
    10/09/2026, 09:20
    A16 Room Acoustics

    The historical Ottoman mosques continue to exert a significant influence on mosque architecture in Algeria, even in the late 20th century. Within this framework, a novel interpretation of classic Ottoman mosques has contributed to the architectural landscape of Algerian cities. However, the primary question remains: do these models affect (and replicate) the acoustic conditions in the prayer...

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  4. 4434. The contribution of domes to speech intelligibility in mosques (FA2026/802)
    Kivanc Kitapci (TOBB ETU)
    10/09/2026, 09:40
    A16 Room Acoustics

    Mosques are multilingual spaces in non-Arabic countries. These mosques require intelligible speech in multiple languages, including the languages spoken by the majority of the population in the country and Arabic. For instance in Türkiye, speech should be intelligible in both Arabic and Turkish. Speech intelligibility in enclosures is mainly influenced by reverberation time (RT) and...

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