BAROQUE MASTER REVISITED

In 1714, in the middle of the High Baroque, the Duke of Savoy hired the young Sicilian architect, Filippo Juvarra, to transform the city of Turin, Italy. The duke wanted the capital of the powerful House of Savoy to become a modern, successful city that would show that Savoy stood at the forefront of world architecture. Some believe Juvarra's finest building to be the massive hunting lodge, the Stupingi (pictured). Next week author Richard Haut will outline Juvarra's career and influences.

ACOUSTICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AT YALE UNIVERSITY

Yale University's School of Music is celebrating the reopening of the renovated Sprague Memorial Hall. Canadian architects Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg have improved thermal comfort and acoustics while respecting the historic character of the 1917 neoclassical building. Acoustical consultants Kirkegaard Associates designed treatments for the large windows on each side of the recital hall and revamped the behavior of sound throughout the building. Next week we'll look at several of their performance enhancements.