132. Sound and Architecture in Harmony

Intro: “Miss the Start, Miss the End,” by Sparks

Interstitial: “She Blinded Me with Science,” by Thomas Dolby

Outro: “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” by Rodgers & Hammerstein, performed by the Liverpool FC Supporters Choir

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Discussed:

People

• Michael Webb (architecture writer, co-author) — Wallpaper* contributor page
• Thomas Aujero Small (co-author; music critic) — ORO Editions author bio via ACC Art Books
• Elizabeth Valmont (Arup, Americas Technical Services Leader) — Arup staff profile
• Charles and Ray Eames — Eames Office / Eames Foundation
• Richard Neutra (architect, Strathmore Apartments) — Wikipedia
• Charles Garnier (architect, Paris Opera) — Wikipedia
• Hans Scharoun (Berlin Philharmonie architect) — Wikipedia
• Alvar Aalto (Essen opera house architect) — Wikipedia
• Herzog & de Meuron (Elbphilharmonie) — Official site
• Snøhetta (Oslo Opera House) — Official site
• Peter Haimerl (architect, Konzerthaus Blaibach) — ArchDaily project profile
• Thomas E. Bauer (baritone, Blaibach initiator) — Ignant interview
• Willy Brandt (Mayor of West Berlin, Deutsche Oper inauguration) — Wikipedia
• Walter T. Grondzik (co-author, MEEB) — Wiley author page
• Mark Schiller (USC, glare research on Disney Hall) — USC School of Architecture faculty
• Sam Pellman (chime tuning, Tower of Voices) — ENR profile of the project
• Paul Murdoch (architect, Flight 93 National Memorial) — Paul Murdoch Architects

Books

• Michael Webb & Thomas Aujero Small, Music and Architecture in Harmony: Opera Houses and Concert Halls of Europe (ORO Editions, 2026) — Publisher/distributor listing
• Walter T. Grondzik, Alison G. Kwok et al., Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings ("MEEB") — Wiley product page

Buildings & Venues

• Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, LA (Richard Neutra, 1937; former Eames residence) — Confluence lecture background
• Estates Theatre, Prague (Don Giovanni premiere) — Wikipedia
• Palais Garnier (Paris Opera) — Wikipedia
• Deutsche Oper Berlin — Official site
• Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin — Official site
• Berlin Philharmonie (Scharoun, 1963) — Official site
• Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg — Official site
• Oslo Opera House — Official site
• Teatro di San Carlo, Naples — Official site
• Blaibach Concert Hall 
• Bayreuth Festspielhaus — Wikipedia
• Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux (1780) — Wikipedia
• Musikverein, Vienna — Official site
• La Scala, Milan — Official site
• Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA — Official site
• Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens (Renzo Piano) — Official site
• LA Memorial Coliseum — Official site
• Flight 93 National Memorial / Tower of Voices — National Park Service page

Institutions & Organizations

• Arup (engineering firm; SoundLab) — Arup SoundLab overview
• University of Southern California, School of Architecture — Official site
• Cranbrook Academy of Art (Eames connection) — Official site
• American Film Institute — Official site
• National Park Service — Official site
• New York MTA / Second Avenue Subway — MTA project page
• Society of Building Science Educators 
  • — Official site
  • — 2005 Conference Award Recipients

Music & Opera Works Mentioned

• Mozart, Don Giovanni — Wikipedia
• Richard Strauss, Elektra — Wikipedia
• Wagner, Das Rheingold (Ring cycle) — Wikipedia
• Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera — Official site

Other Items of Interest