Articles tagged “workspace acoustics”
2 articles covering workspace acoustics in acoustic engineering and building design.
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INCIDENT15 min read
Amazon Spheres Seattle: Acoustic Engineering in a 40-Metre Glass Dome
The Amazon Spheres in Seattle presented extreme acoustic challenges: 40-metre glass domes, 40,000 live plants, and a workspace for 800 people. How NBBJ and the acoustic team solved reverberation in an all-glass structure.
March 18, 2026
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INCIDENT12 min read
Apple Park: Acoustic Privacy in the World's Largest Open-Plan Office
Foster + Partners' 260,000 m² ring building houses 12,000 employees in open plan pods. Here's the acoustic privacy challenge and how it was addressed — or wasn't.
March 18, 2026
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