Arrupe Hall on St. Joe’s campus was recently reviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Inga Saffron. The attention to detail in the design and construction of this building impressed Saffron – “Arrupe Hall makes its presence known the moment you
Here’s another one nearing the finishing line. This project involved services for a suburban K-12 charter school with a new Performing Arts Center. Our role was focused on the auditorium and supporting spaces – the house, stage, orchestra pit, and
A final construction site visit to a downtown corporate space showed progress! The client was moving to new offices covering approximately 45,000 SF on two floors in center city Philadelphia. We reviewed all spaces including private offices, conference rooms, training
Music is remarkable in the emotional and sometimes personal responses it elicits, especially if one considers its simple foundations: manipulations of tone, pitch, rhythm, and dynamics. While we typically equate music with human compositions made with traditional instruments, music can
Through the work of Darwin and subsequent related studies, evidence supports that the emotional state of humans can be recognized through the characteristics of their vocalizations. While adults may have more control over how they react, babies tend to show their
Felicia was all smiles after she ran 10 miles in her 10th Broad Street run on 10/10! That’s a lot of 10s! This year marked the 41st year for this Philadelphia tradition which registered over 18,000 people for the nation’s
The University of Pennsylvania recently held a ground breaking ceremony for the new Data Science Building and also announced the official name – Amy Gutmann Hall – a salute to Penn’s current president. Here is a link to the full
Hit a tuning fork on a table and it will ring at its natural frequency; point a speaker playing that frequency at the tuning fork and the fork will resonate. Resonance, an amplification of vibratory motion, occurs when an external
We love that projects are back in action and under construction. A recent site visit showed the formation of the orchestra pit in this new auditorium. Bravo!it
Felicia was the featured INCE Member Spotlight in the recent quarterly publication of the INCE newsletter. The Spotlights are an occasional series highlighting an INCE member doing interesting work. Last month, MA received accolades as the winner of the 2021
Metropolitan Acoustics, LLC is an acoustics and vibration consulting firm based in Philadelphia, PA. We specialize in architectural acoustics and vibration monitoring.