ravinia festival, acoustic panels
1994
Ravinia Park; Highland Park, Illinois
Description:
The pavilion required acoustically reflective, advanced composite wall panels to produce superior sound quality at the Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival facility.
Materials Used:
These 4.2 lb/ft2 panels are composed of biaxially oriented strand glass reinforcement by Knytex in isothalic polyester resin by Ashland Chemical. The panels include PVC closed-cell structural sandwich foam core by Divinycell.
Other:
Acoustically reflective, advanced composite wall panels produced superior sound quality at the Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival facility.
Press:
Isopolyester News, June 1998. "Sound Solution Found in Isopolyester Composite"
Client: Chicago Symphony
Acoustician: Daniele Commins
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Contractor: Schal Bovis Construction