Jerry Christoff’s contribution to the development of performing arts acoustical design practices

In the 1960s, Jerry Christoff, alongside Paul S. Veneklasen, performed research and development into acoustics for performing arts spaces. Some of the practices developed by these researchers are precursors to modern-day design metrics, as they looked at lateral reflections and source strength, to name a few. Small-scale models of performance spaces were being constructed with an ultrasonic source to better understand and visualize how sound waves behave within a performance space. This presentation will be focused on Jerry’s contribution to science with regard to the design of performing arts spaces.