AES Section Meeting Reports

From left to right: Andrew Hines, Helard Becerra, Hugh O'Dwyer, Phoebe Sun, Fiona Smyth at the AES Ireland section meeting on February 21st 2020.

Meeting Topic: 'The Human Tuning Fork' and AES Ireland AGM

Moderator Name: Enda Bates

Speaker Name: Fiona Smyth (Trinity College Dublin)

Other business or activities at the meeting: • Election of Officers
• Website and social media
• Treasurer's report
• Meeting planning

Meeting Location: Seminar Room 1, Parsons Building, Trinity College Dublin

Summary

Dr. Fiona Smyth gave a talk on the first independent acoustic consultant in Britain or Ireland, Dublin-born architect Hope Bagenal (1888-1979). She described his life and work including Abbey Road studios, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Assembly Chamber at Imperial Delhi, and Dublin's Carleton Cinema. Hope Bagenal's life story connects the disciplines of science, music, and architecture. Interestingly, music was part of his method of analysis and informally, he became known as 'The Human Tuning Fork'.

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