Harold Marshall
Sir Arthur Harold Marshall (15 September 1931 – 31 August 2024) was a New Zealand expert in acoustics design and research. He was professor emeritus of the University of Auckland School of Architecture, and co-founder of Marshall Day Acoustics Ltd in 1981 with Chris Day. Marshall is recognised internationally for his contribution to concert hall design, in particular his seminal work with Mike Barron on the importance of lateral reflections.
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Harold Marshall
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- Name
- Sir Harold Marshall
- Birth Name
- Arthur Harold Marshall
- Born
- 15 September 1931
- Died
- 31 August 2024
- Place of death
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Education
- University of Auckland University of Southampton
- Known for
- Room acoustics Lateral reflections
- Awards
- * Wallace Clement Sabine Medal (1995)
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- engineer · architect · acoustician
- Fields
- architecture
- Honours
- Pickering Medal · Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi · Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America · Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit · Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit · Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects
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Sir Arthur Harold Marshall (15 September 1931 – 31 August 2024) was a New Zealand expert in acoustics design and research. He was professor emeritus of the University of Auckland School of Architecture, and co-founder of Marshall Day Acoustics Ltd in 1981 with Chris Day. Marshall is recognised internationally for his contribution to concert hall design, in particular his seminal work with Mike Barron on the importance of lateral reflections.
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He worked on several major concert hall projects including the Guangzhou Opera House with architect Zaha Hadid and the Philharmonie de Paris with French architect Jean Nouvel. Marshall died in Auckland on 31 August 2024, at the age of 92. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Shirley, Lady Marshall, in 2016.
Harold Marshall studied at University of Auckland. The field of work recorded is architecture. Residence is recorded at Auckland. Employment is recorded with University of Auckland. Positions recorded include professor emeritus. Distinctions recorded are Pickering Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
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• Name — Sir Harold Marshall • Birth Name — Arthur Harold Marshall • Born — 15 September 1931 • Died — 31 August 2024 • Place of death — Auckland, New Zealand • Fields — * Architecture • physics • acoustics • Workplaces — University of Auckland Marshall Day Acoustics • Education — University of Auckland University of Southampton • Known for — Room acoustics Lateral reflections • Awards — * Wallace Clement Sabine Medal (1995) • Rayleigh Medal (2015)
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1931
Harold Marshall born at New Zealand.
2024
Harold Marshall died at Auckland.
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Harold Marshall received Pickering Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Honours and awards
Marshall was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1994. He also held Fellowships in the Acoustical Society of America and the New Zealand Institute of Architects. In 1995, he was awarded the Wallace Clement Sabine Medal by the Acoustical Society of America for his contributions to the field of architectural acoustics, and design of concert halls. In 2006, he received the Gold Medal of the Acoustical Foundation of India. In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Marshall was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to acoustical science. In 2009, following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government, he accepted redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. In 2013, Marshall received the Pickering Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand. In 2015, he was awarded the Rayleigh Medal by the Institute of Acoustics.
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- 1.Philharmonie de Paris. The Symphonic Hall.
- 2.Sir Harold Marshall. The New Zealand Herald. 2 September 2024.
- 3.Shirley Marshall obituary. The New Zealand Herald. 25 July 2016.
- 4.Royal Society of New Zealand. List of Fellows.
- 5.Acoustical Society of America. ASA Fellows elected from 1971 to 1984.
- 6.New Zealand Institute of Architects. FNZIA Fellows.
- 7.Acoustical Society of America. Wallace Clement Sabine Award – 1995 – A. Harold Marshall.
- 8.Canadian Acoustical Association. ISRA 2013 Keynote Speakers.
- 9.Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Queen's Birthday honours list 2008. 2 June 2008.
- 10.Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Special honours list 1 August 2009. 5 April 2011.
- 11.Royal Society of New Zealand. Recipients.
- 12.Institute of Acoustics. Sir Harold Marshall Receives Highest Honour In Acoustics.
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