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Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893-1943
Annmarie Adams
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Description for Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893-1943
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 481.
In the history of medicine, hospitals are usually seen as passive reflections of advances in medical knowledge and technology. In Medicine by Design, Annmarie Adams challenges these assumptions, examining how hospital design influenced the development of twentieth-century medicine and demonstrating the importance of these specialized buildings in the history of architecture. At the center of this work is Montreal's landmark Royal Victoria Hospital, built in 1893. Drawing on a wide range of visual and textual sources, Adams uses the Royal Vic -along with other hospitals built or modified over the ... Read more
In the history of medicine, hospitals are usually seen as passive reflections of advances in medical knowledge and technology. In Medicine by Design, Annmarie Adams challenges these assumptions, examining how hospital design influenced the development of twentieth-century medicine and demonstrating the importance of these specialized buildings in the history of architecture. At the center of this work is Montreal's landmark Royal Victoria Hospital, built in 1893. Drawing on a wide range of visual and textual sources, Adams uses the Royal Vic -along with other hospitals built or modified over the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816651146
SKU
V9780816651146
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