| Description |
1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Architecture Ser |
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Routledge Research in Architecture Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I The experimental phase: 1835-39 -- Chapter 1 The origins of an empirical approach to design: 1832-36 -- Illusions of unity -- The roots of separation between architectural and environmental strands -- Drawing on the skills of a medical doctor -- A laboratory for the practice and teaching of building science -- Reid's hypothetical scheme for a debating chamber |
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The idea of testing Reid's concept -- A first demonstration of Reid's principles within a physical model -- Architectural responses to the requirements of light and air -- From theory towards the experimental phase -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Reconstructing the temporary Houses of Parliament: 1835-51 -- Introduction -- Reid's experimental system in the temporary House of Commons -- Operation and maintenance under the stewardship of a scientist, 1837-51 -- Intelligent control through 19th-century technology -- The Temporary House of Lords and the creation of an extended network, 1839-47 |
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An extended operational regime, 1839-40 -- Conclusion: from theory to practice -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Testing the theory under real-life conditions -- The debating chamber as a field for experimentation -- A first public demonstration: November 1836 -- First criticism inside the House -- Reid's idea of integrated lighting system remains unrealised -- Reid's principles challenged -- Goldsworthy Gurney's intervention -- Evaluating the performance of Reid's system -- The House of Lords and the challenge with sustaining a social feedback loop -- Conclusion: an emerging model of evidence-based practice |
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Notes -- Part II Attempted application: 1840-46 -- Chapter 4 A tentative master plan for ventilating the Palace of Westminster -- The paths convergence -- The appointment of the 'ventilator' -- Transition: embedding the cultural practices of science -- Formulating a general design concept: 1840-41 -- Defending the idea of a central tower: 1841-42 -- Monumental versus technical functions -- A final decision and the acknowledgement of risks -- Establishing collaborative working practices: 1841-42 -- The organisational architecture of a collaborative design process |
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Conclusion: a transition towards synthesis -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Reid's original proposals for the two debating chambers: 1842-46 -- From concept to implementation -- A problem of strategic planning -- A mandate for physical change -- The stack ventilation system as a driver of wider changes -- Increasing political pressure -- The ventilation system as a driver of structural intricacy -- The House of Lords and Reid's original plan for a central air supply -- Personal and collectivist approaches to thermal comfort -- Integration of the ventilation system into the interior architecture: 1844-46 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351726276 |
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1351726277 |
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