5- Christchurch Town Hall Auditorium, New Zealand
After developed the acoustics of this hall, Harold Marshall elaborated a theory that says that good auditorium needs sound to be reflected from the walls and to reach the listener’s head from the side.
The music in the two ears is then subtly different, as it takes longer for the sound to reach the ear furthest away.
His theory resulted in this revolutionary design, where vast, wooden panels form a giant tepee above the audience.
Town Hall is being repaired, following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, which caused widespread destruction in the city, and is then expected to form part of a new performing arts precinct that authorities are hoping to open in 2018.
We can’t wait to see the concert hall reopened.
