"The consulting profession should openly welcome Holdens text as a significant step toward establishing standard best practice. It is well-recommended resource for anyone knee-deep in design, whether a student working on a design competition, or a professional chasing the next big project." Brandon Cudequest in Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
"Finally, institutions and arts leaders have a time-tested, transparent resource which can guide them through the turbulent, mysterious waters of performance hall design and construction. This brilliant book should be in the hands of anyone invested in the successful creation of a useful, sustainable, high quality venue." David Finckel, Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York, USA " a no-nonsense book written by an old salt of a practitioner. It is pedagogical and lays out the basic physical principles in an understandable way for [ a] non-acoustician, for design team members and end users alike. It offers a step by step description of various areas of interest and I have especially enjoyed the idea of "myths" and the way they are deconstructed. I am sure this book will be a welcome addition to both student and professional libraries as well as to whoever can be interested in the matter of multi-purpose halls." Marc Asselineau, Peutz & Associates, France"The book is focused on multi-purpose auditoria and is passionate in how to design the building so that the audience and orchestra enjoy the performance. Practical examples abound, with emphasis on architectural design solutions..." Stephen Dance, London South Bank University, UK
"If you work in, design or operate systems for multipurpose venues, this might be just the book you are looking for if you want to understand a little more about those pesky acoustics that often come to plague us." Peter Mapp, Sound & Communicati
