Dragon Hall
Dragon Hall is one of Norwich’s finest medieval buildings, built between 1427 and 1430. It is thought to be unique in Europe as the only trading hall to have been […]
Education
Gresham’s School Dyson Building
The Dyson Building is an educational centre for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) which is to be built at Gresham’s School in Norfolk. Former Gresham’s student Sir James Dyson has donated £19 […]
Adrian James Acoustics and BB93
Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) is a set of guidelines first published by the Department for Education in 2003. It was last updated in 2015. The document sets out minimum performance […]
Barbirolli Room
Tucked away over a thirteenth-century gateway and at the top of two steep flights of stairs lies an old music room. Part of the Norwich School music facilities, the Barbirolli […]
Great Hall, Kent College Canterbury
Kent College Canterbury is an independent school dating from 1885. Founded by Wesleyan Methodists with an initial intake of just five pupils, the campus has grown to cover an impressive […]
The Atrium, North Walsham
The Atrium is a government-funded “co-location” project to improve arts facilities for students during school hours, along with making these amenities available for use by the wider community at other […]
Into Opera
The inaugural Norfolk Into Opera Festival has recently taken place, and Adrian James Acoustics was delighted to be one of the festival’s sponsors. Three operatic performances and a gala concert […]
Hampton School Sixth Form Centre
Hampton School was founded in 1557 and lies close to one of England’s greatest historical sites – Hampton Court Palace, residence of Henry VIII. When the school decided to build […]
Pipers Corner
Pipers Corner School for girls is nestled in a rural setting overlooking High Wycombe. When the decision was taken to build a new Performing Arts Centre, we were called in […]
Liverpool Hope University Eden Building
When we are appointed to a new-build project our aim is always to keep sight of the architect’s vision. In the case of the Eden Building at Liverpool Hope University, […]
Another Award for the George Green Library
Back in 2013 we were awarded the first-ever UK prize for architectural acoustic design. This was for our work alongside Hopkins Architects and contractors Galliford Try at the UEL Stratford Campus Library. […]
Magnificent new music building opens
We have recently commissioned the magnificent new music building at King’s College School in Wimbledon, which has acoustic and audio-visual systems design by AJA. The three-storey building houses music classrooms, […]
National Youth Choir at Greshams
We were delighted to hear that the National Youth Choir of Great Britain made good use of the new music school at Greshams, where they were resident for their Spring […]
Pipers Corner Theatre Gala Opening
Pipers Corner School hosted a gala performance of its inaugural production ‘We Will Rock You’ to celebrate the opening of the new theatre. The gala on Saturday 26 November ended […]
NUA Boardman House wins ANC Award
AJA were delighted to win the 2016 ANC Award in the Architectural Acoustics: Education category for Boardman House. This is our second ANC Award, having previously won the award for Architectural […]
UEA Bob Champion Building commended in ANC Awards
AJA were commended in the Architectural Acoustics: Education category at the ANC Awards for our work on the UEA Bob Champion Building at the Norwich and Norfolk University Hospital. Project acoustician […]
Crome Court wins national RICS award
The UEA Crome Court Student Residences building has won the National Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Award for Design Through Innovation.Crome court comprises a seven-storey cross-laminated timber construction (CLT), and […]
University of Nottingham George Green Library
We worked on the acoustic design of the new George Green library at the University of Nottingham for three years, and are pleased to announce that the building is now well […]
Rosanna Fish wins AJA Research Seminar Paper Prize
We are pleased to announce that Rosanna Fish has won the second Adrian James Acoustics Research Seminar Paper Prize. The annual cash prize is awarded to students studying the prestigious Tonmeister […]
BB93 classroom auralisation videos
AJA recently completed some work for Ecophon UK on a video demonstrating the effects of acoustic treatments in a typical classroom to meet the various criteria set out in BB93. The video […]