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University challenge

The Great Hall at UAE University

The Great Hall at the United Arab Emirates University’s new campus in Al Ain proved to be a challenging acoustic environment. How could the university ensure its lecturers could be understood? James Ling reports

 
 

Building a reputation

Alex Bracken and Andrew Williams at Horizon

It has been a busy Ramadan for Funktion One distributor and installer Em-Tec. The company has equipped five clubs, bars and restaurants in Dubai with the manufacturer’s speakers. James Ling reports

 
 

Meeting multiple needs

Ahmed Abouzoor with the cinema rack

Large multi-purpose projects can be challenging for the range of functionality required from the A/V equipment and the Student Centre in Doha’s Education City is a prime example. James Ling Reports

 
 

Education over IP

The AMX control system gives lecturers full control of the room

The Qatar Foundation’s Georgetown University is using a variety of A/V solutions to create a truly connected learning environment. James Ling reports

 
 

Cutting the reverb

Acoustic dampening helped to reduce the reverberation time from 9s to 4.2s

With a lack of absorbent surfaces, mosques can present a major reverberation challenge for sound designers. This is the situation Soliflex faced at the Qatar State Mosque, as James Ling discovers