J O H N O ' K E E F E
B.A.Sc. M.Sc. P.Eng. FIOA
John O’Keefe has lectured on every continent on the planet, with the single exception, of course, of Antartica(!) He was an Adjunct Professor of Acoustics in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Design from 2001 to 2011. Since 2012 he has been lecturing at the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
He has presented more than 35 papers on topics such as Stage Acoustics, the challenge of acoustics in large auditoria, the use of NURBs and curved geometry in architecture, as well as a number of his professional projects, some of which may be found below or by clicking the Research tab in the menu above. In 2019 he was honoured to give the keynote plenary lecture to the Acoustic Society of India.
He is the winner of several awards including the Schreyer Award, his country's highest distinction for engineering of any kind. Mr. O'Keefe has been responsible for the acoustic design of his country's finest performing arts facilities and many venues beyond.
Representative Projects
Orpheum Theatre Renovation, Vancouver
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Renovation, Vancouver
Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, Toronto
Benjamin and Marion Schuster Hall, Dayton
Paul Davenport Theatre, University of Western Ontario
Soulpepper Theatre/George Brown College Renovation, Toronto
Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Memberships
Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics, UK
Professional Engineers of Ontario
Acoustical Society of America
Canadian Acoustical Association
Education
B.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, 1981
M.Sc., Sound and Vibration Studies, Southampton University, 1985
john@okeefeacoustics.com