There are two ways to approach this conversation. First does a building quite literally make sound? Do the floor boards creek when you walk on them, does the air conditioning fan blow loudly, or does the whole building create a howling sound when the wind blows past it? The second idea is how does a building manage sound. If we examine the Calderwood Concert Hall inside the Isabella Gardner Museum addition by Renzo Piano we will notice that it doesn't produce sound. Quite literally even though there is a city just outside its walls you are consumed and emerged it complete silence. However the building does not specifically absorb sound. The space is designed to reflect and absorb the sound more acoustically regardless of the situation. If there is a concert or even just a lecture the central floor absorbs sound while the walls and ceilings of the balconies above reflect and direct sound back to the listener. Also all of the walls have very small slits in them where micro amounts of sound can pass through the hard wood where there are movable sheets behind that can adjust pending on the type of performance. Although this building doesn't particularly produce sound, regardless where you sit and what the performance is you will still hear a clear and beautifully distinguished sound.
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