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In 2020, Professor Arianna Astolfi’s tireless work within the field of architectural acoustics culminated in the publication of the Italian acoustic standard for schools, UNI 11532-2. This standard broke new ground by including an expanded set of acoustic parameters ensuring optimal communication and speech perception in the classroom.
Seth MR Jaipuriya school in Lucknow, India, recently underwent a major upgrade with Team 3 Architects in New Delhi, bringing the school confidently into the 21st century. Luckily, the acoustics were not forgotten and were, in fact, a main concern for the Principal of the school.
The intelligibility of sounds and speech play an important role even for the youngest children. This led the private NEMO Kindergarten in Beroun to find creative solutions to their acoustic problems.
The number of people living with dementia is estimated to almost double in the next 30 years. An accessible listening environment, and good acoustics, help support the everyday life and independence of people with this condition.