Bertram Kinzey, Jr.: Teaching across generations

Abstract

Bertram Kinzey, Jr., is an educator, author, acoustician, organ builder, architect, and mentor to many in the world of architecture and architectural acoustics. This paper looks at several meaningful personal accounts experienced by the author growing up. This paper examines several of the many people he directly impacted though his professorship, research and practice, and how they have in turn impacted others. It also provides examples of a second generation of people who have benefited from those he directly impacted and how they have gone on to promulgate Bert’s ideas throughout our field and the world. Mr. Kinzey has influenced an ever-expanding web of multiple generations of architects and architectural acousticians around the world.