Following our appointment to the Guangzhou Opera House and Beijing TV Theatre projects, we have received considerable media attention, including an article in the AFR on the importance of developing good business relationships.

The article, by Lyndall Crisp, quotes Managing Director, Peter Fearnside, on the Marshall Day Acoustics’ approach to design- “…you can’t be locked into a formula for success in terms of design. You have to work with the architects… so they take on board the acoustic experience too.”

The full article in the Australian Financial Review, dated 1 September 2005, can be found here, or a PDF version can be found here.

Marshall Day Acoustics is proud to have been appointed as acoustic consultant to the Guangzhou Opera House.  We are also excited about working with the acclaimed London-based architect, Zaha Hadid, who won the design competition for the project in 2003.

This US$120 million development is one of the biggest cultural projects in this city and, at 1800 seats, is expected to become the biggest performing centre in South China and to be one of the three biggest theatres in the nation.

The important assistance provided by Harold Marshall on the Melbourne Recital Centre project was recognised by Melbourne's "The Age" newspaper.  The article called "The Keynote is Quality" was written by Robin Usher and acknowledges Harold Marshall's accolades for his contribution to the field of architectural acoustics. 

The full article can be read here (web version) or here (PDF version). Marshall Day Acoustics have assisted Arts Victoria in the preparation of a performance brief and been engaged as design review consultants on this project.

Marshall Day Acoustics is excited and honoured to have been appointed as acoustic consultant on the prestigious Civic Place project at Chatswood, NSW. The project comprises a 1,000 seat concert hall, 500 seat theatre and 5,000sqm library and, to date, has undergone an extensive master planning phase.

Our appointment, which was the result of a rigorous competitive tender and interview process, was based on our internationally acclaimed concert hall and theatre project experience in addition to the design innovation demonstrated by the Marshall Day Acoustics team.

The project is currently in the concept design phase and has involved a series of very productive and creative design workshops with architects, FJMT, and theatre consultants Entertech.

2004 Acoustics and Noise Control Seminars
After the success of last years seminars we have decided to run an extended series of half and one day sessions in both Melbourne and Sydney. There is no charge for the half day sessions and the full day have only a nominal charge. You can register your interest by following the link to the Courses and Seminars page.

Marshall Day Acoustics' success at the Oscars with "Lord of the Rings"
At the recent 76th Academy Awards in Los Angeles , "The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King" stole the show by taking 11 Oscars. Everyone at Marshall Day Acoustics was cheering the Lord of the Rings team when they picked up the award for "Sound Mixing". Marshall Day Acoustics' staff in Wellington , Miklin Halstead and Con Wassilief, cannot help but feel a tinge of pride as they provided entire acoustic design for Park Road Post Production studios, the facility where the film was mixed. Congratulations to Miklin and Con on a job well done and to the entire Lord of the Rings crew.
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Dunedin International Airport - Terminal Re-development
Marshall Day Acoustics is pleased to have been appointed as acoustic consultant for the proposed $21.5 million terminal redevelopment at Dunedin International Airport. We have previously worked with the project architects Craig Craig Moller on a number of projects, including the acclaimed Wellington International Terminal and project managers, Arrow International, on several prestigious projects including the Queenstown terminal re-development. The design scheme is almost complete, with detailed design due to begin late March. The new facilities are expected to be fully operational by late 2006. The acoustic design is being led by Christchurch-based Director Stuart Camp

Britomart transport centre - open for business
Marshall Day Acoustics was acoustic consultant on the recently opened Britomat project. Britomart is a transport, heritage and urban renewal project, located on 5.2 hectares of reclaimed land in Auckland 's central business district. It is the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by a local authority in New Zealand , at a total cost of $204 million.
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National Gallery of Victoria opened in Dec 2003
Marshall Day Acoustics has been pleased to have been associated with the Architects Mario Bellini and Metier3 on the recently opened National gallery of Victoria (NGV). The project included many challenges including the design of the gallery spaces, circulation areas and two new lecture theatres. Marshall Day Acoustics was also acoustic consultants at the other NGV site in Federation square, The Ian Potter Centre.
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MARSHALL DAY NOW IN SYDNEY
In line with the ongoing expansion of our business in Australia , Marshall Day Acoustics are pleased to announce the opening of our new Sydney office. Providing a full range of services, the office is staffed by Jon Farren and Jackie Munn. Jon, who has been professionally involved in acoustics since 1989, has moved from Marshall Day's Christchurch office to manage the new business. Jackie has been working in the Melbourne office following completion of her PhD in Active Noise Control at the University of Adelaide . See Contacts for our address and phone number.

AIR NEW ZEALAND ENGINE TEST CELL
After a brief stalling period after the US terrorist attacks of 11 th September 2001, the Christchurch engine test cell project is back on track and Marshall Day have been retained to complete the design of noise control treatment. The test cell is a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand . The new test cell will initially test V2500 and JT8D engines at the Christchurch International Airport in the city of Christchurch , New Zealand .