I recently published a 30-page paper on the topic in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society.  It is "open access" - available for free download.  Go to www.aes.org, click on "publications", then click "open access", type in Toole and download the paper.  It addresses the measurement and calibration of sound reproducing systems and in the process explains the nature of the loudspeaker/room interactions.

My book "Sound Reproduction - the acoustics and psychoacoustics of loudspeakers and rooms" Focal Press 2008 covers that and much more, but not for the cinema-sized venues - the next edition?

Most of the architectural acoustics concepts and practices come from concert-hall studies and are really not relevant to sound reproduction spaces. We need some new metrics and guidelines.

What kind of architectural space do you mean? work, housing, entertainment? I think if you look for the comfort level and healthy design your approach will be different from designing a concert-hall or a conference room. So I suggest narrow the architectural space down so you can find accurate high quality papers of the latest findings for example in the journal of Environmental Psychology. Hope that helps

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494415300293

Dear Raimundo, Dr. Floyd and Dr. Minaei

Thanks for the question and suggestions. I will download and study the material of Prof.  Toole as that subject is very relevant; also the paper suggested by Dr. Minaei as I want to know  the research method.

I only add -considering that the sound reproduction expert should master natural acoustics - a recommendation: Leo L. Beranek's basic vocabulary presented in his older book "Music, Acoustics and Architecture".

I see high quality equipment  installed in spaces (mostly pubs, halls dedicated to rock or popular music) lacking any treatment, and the result is bad.

Regarding traditional (Catholic) churches, where the building is defined by the original materials like stone and glass, and the space is defined by the impression caused (mostly a reverberant one), and the solution relies mainly on proper equipment. 

Architectural spaces deserve a careful examination in either case - natural acoustics or amplifiers. Amplifier and loudspeakers should be defined in order to cope with the same characteristics (i.e. impulse response and reverberation, warmth, brightness, ensemble etc) used to define natural acoustics. The result will certainly surpass that expected by natural acoustics alone, as for example clarity, attack and ensemble will be improved.