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Quizzical Pursuit
—The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Architecture Puzzler #333
In a wide concert hall with high ceilings, the center of the orchestra section often has good sight lines but poor acoustics. In fact, if you don’t mind using binoculars, you may get better sound in the back balcony. Why is this so and how can it be fixed?
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Question from Last Week:
Architecture Puzzler #332
The Roman Colosseum is an amphitheatre begun by Vespasian in AD 70 and completed by Domitian 12 years later. How many people could it seat: 15,000? 30,000? 50,000?
Answer to Puzzler #332
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
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