Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament : David Boswell Reid and disruptive environmentalism / Henrik Schoenefeldt.
By: Schoenefeldt, Henrik [author.]
Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm) [distributor.]Series: Routledge research in architecture: Publisher: Abingdon : Routledge, 2020Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781138741522; 9781315182803; 9781351726276Subject(s): Reid, D. B., (David Boswell), 1805-1863 | Westminster Palace (London, England) -- Conservation and restoration -- History -- 19th century | Buildings -- Environmental engineering -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century | Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- England -- London -- 19th century | Disruptive technologies -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century | Gothic revival (Architecture) -- EnglandGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: Click here to access online - 1 user | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | ELECTRONIC RESOURCES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2021-1017 |
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I. The experimental phase 1835-39 -- The origins of an empirical approach to design : 1832-36 -- Reconstructing the temporary Houses of Parliament :1835-51 -- Testing the theory under real-life conditions -- II. Attempted application :1840-46 -- A tentative master plan for ventilating the Palace of Westminster -- Reid’s original proposals for the two debating chambers : 1842-46 -- III. Realisation within new borders : 1847-54 -- Barry’s system in the House of Lords : 1847-54 -- Towards an independent system for the House of Commons -- IV. Critical evaluations and adaptation :1852-1950 -- Reid’s short-lived experiments in the House of Commons :1852-54 -- After Reid -- Reflections -- Reflections on the character of the 19th-century environmental tradition.