An Acoustics masterclass will be given by Rob Harris, from ISVR, Universisty of Southamnpton and Theatre Projects, at 6pm on Thursday 19 September 2019 at the Keyworth Centre (Keyworth Lecture Threatre B). If you're interested in attending, please email the organiser, Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina at gomezagl@lsbu.ac.uk.

ABSTRACT
Auditorium acoustics is interesting in that objective science and engineering are employed to elicit subjective perceptions and emotions. This lecture discusses the auditorium acoustic design of concert halls, opera houses and theatres. It starts with describing some fundamental requirements for audiences, performers and other stakeholders. Both scientific and other factors are considered. The lecture will then look at how the art and science have developed over the last 35 years. This will include the use of scale and computer modelling, the paradigm shift of auralisation and the integration of architecture and creative digital audio. The scientific and engineering r

London Underground has a big noise problem according to a recent feature published by WIRED magazine. WIRED interviewed Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina to get his take on the situation. You can check out the full feature by clicking here.

Dr Gomez-Agustina is a Lecture in Acoustics and Building Services, and also the Course Director for two of our courses:

IOA Acoustics and Noise Control Diploma

IOA Certificate of Competence

WIRED magazine is an American publication focusing on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy and politics

Dr Hector U. Levatti recently travelled to North-East Argentina to promote the School and Civil Engineering courses. He held a series of talks to reflect on the similarities and differences of education systems in different merging and developed countries to understand the current situation in Argentina and the possibilities for improvements for the immediate and long term future in association with LSBU.

Dr Levatti was invited to speak at the Economic Federation, the Provincial School of Technical Education (Formosa), the Higher Institute of Teaching Training (Corrientes), and the School of Engineering at Northeast University (Resistencia). These three cities and institutions are paramount to the education and the civil engineering industry in the Nort-East region of Argentina.

Local media caught wind of Dr Levatti’s efforts; he was interviewed 4 times for both TV and print media. Social media and online news outlets also helped boost the profile of the campaign.

We couldn't be prou

The National Student Survey (NSS) results for 2019 are in, and we’re elated! We already had a feeling this was the case, but it’s official, we have some very satisfied students!

• BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering has been ranked 1^st for overall student satisfaction in London and ranked 2^nd for overall student satisfaction in the UK.
• BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology achieved 100% overall student satisfaction.
• Overall student satisfaction doubled for BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (80%).
• In fact, every course in our School saw an increase in overall student satisfaction.
• In 2018, the average for teaching on our courses was 78%, this year it has jumped to 86%.
• LSBU’s Students’ Union also has reason to celebrate as it now joins the top 3 university students’ unions in London.

The School would like to thank all of the Course Directors and Module Leaders; we’re so pleased that they’re finally seeing the results of their hard work! Thanks  to Dr Haydar Aygun and our NSS sub-committee whose tirel

Mubarak Ismail, a PhD student within the School of the Built Environment and Architecture at LSBU, recently participated in a research presentation competition organised by the London Doctoral Academy at LSBU. Mubarak participated in the '3 minute thesis presentation' category and won first place and a prize of £500 towards research expenses. Click here to watch Mubarak's 3 minute presentation.

LSBU sent the video of the presentation to Vitae, if shortlisted then Mubarak will be given the opportunity to present live at the Vitae congress in Birmingham in September 2019. Learn more about Vitae by clicking here.

Dr. Mustafa Selçuk Çıdık, a senior lecturer in LSBU-BEA, has won one of the best paper awards in an international conference that was held in London between 19-21 June 2019. The conference was organised by Academy for Design, Innovation and Management. The paper, which is co-authored with Dr. V. Zerjav (UCL) and Ms. V. Papagiannopoulou (Faitful+Gould), explores what ‘managing as designing’ means for everyday practices of organisations based on the data collected by Ms. Papagiannopoulou during her master’s studies at UCL. Critical of the current hype about the step-wise methodologies of design thinking for management, the paper argues for a focus on everyday interactions and leadership for effectively ‘managing as designing’ in practice. You can access the full-paper by following the link below.

http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/3250/1/ADIM2019-practice_of_managing_as_designing-final_submission.pdf

The Acoustics Team at Inter-Noise 2019

Every year the International Institute for Noise Control Engineering, organise a conference in the field of acoustics, www.internoise2019.org. This year it was held in Madrid, Spain, to coincide with the Spanish Acoustical Society's 50th anniversary. Between 16-19 June 2019 with Municipal Congress hosted the event where 1000 papers were presented to 1200 delegates representing 51 countries.

The Acoustics Group of London South Bank University decided that branding was key for marketing our courses. To this end, we had 11 delegates each wearing specially designed polo shirts. Our delegates included four former Masters students who presented their dissertation projects to an international audience, two current PhD candidates presenting their latest research, and three members of the teaching staff presenting their own ideas. We also had one current Masters student who wanted to experience the event and take advantage of the networking opportunity w

Lectures and exams may be over, but these students are preparing for the Autodesk University London 2019 Student Competition being held on Tuesday 18th June and Wednesday 19th June 2019. Using our BIM Centre, these Architectural Technology students are knuckling down to master Autodesk. We're wishing them the best of luck!

For those not in the know, Autodesk software is primarily used by architects, engineers and structural designers to design, draft and model buildings and other structures. Autodesk software has been used in many fields, and on projects from the One World Trade Center to Tesla electric cars.

Greater London Regional Councillor Richard Briffa MCIAT presented the Greater London Regional medals to BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology students at the Final Year Exhibition of student work at the University. The event was hosted by Jennifer Hardi, course director for BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology.

The winners are...

Gold Medal: Karol Krol

Silver Medal: Jag Brard

Joint Bronze Medal: Royden Gilbert and Ben Wells

Highly Commended (AspirATion Award): Sandeep Saddal

Highly Commended 2nd Year Students: Ben Clark, Lauren Webster and Like Stanley

The talent, skills and ambition of the region's female property and construction student undergraduates were celebrated at the annual South East Women in Property Student Awards, held at Savills on 4th June 2019. The Student Awards seek out the best Built Environment degree students, highlighting to industry the necessity to link with Universities early in the education process and improve the students' knowledge of the career options available to them. Many secure work placements as a direct result of competing in the Awards, which often translate into permanent positions upon graduation.

The South East branch made four regional awards, due to the extension geographical reach of the area, with one going to Lauren Webster, a student at London South Bank University where she is in her second year studying BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology. The judges, a panel comprising professionals in development, construction, engineering, surveying and property law, described Lauren as, "very con