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Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament explores the history of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster from an environmental design perspective, and the role David Boswell Reid played in the development of the original ventilation and climate control system in parliament.
List of contents
Acknowledgements; Foreword by Dean Hawkes; Preface; Introduction: Disruptive environmentalism; Part 1: The Experimental phase 1835-39; Chapter 1. The origins of an empirical approach to design, 1832-183; Chapter 2. Reconstructing the Temporary Houses of Parliament, 1835-1851; Chapter 3. Testing the theory under real-life conditions;
Part 2: Attempted Application, 1840-46; Chapter 4. A tentative master plan for ventilating the Palace of Westminster; Chapter 5. Reid's original proposals for the two debating chambers, 1842-46;
Part 3: Realisation within new borders, 1847-52; Chapter 6. Barry's system in the House of Lords, 1847-54; Chapter 7. Towards an independent system for the Houses of Commons;
Part 4: Critical evaluations and adaptation, 1852-1941; Chapter 8. Reid's short-lived experiments in the House of Commons, 1852-54; Chapter 9. After Reid;
Reflections
About the author
Henrik Schoenefeldt is Professor of Sustainability in Architectural Heritage at the University of Kent in England, National Teaching Fellow and AHRC Leadership Fellow. He trained as an architect and specialised in environmental design with an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge. His main research interest is in historic principles of environmental design, both as field of scholar research and architectural practice.
Summary
Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament explores the history of the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster from an environmental design perspective, and the role David Boswell Reid played in the development of the original ventilation and climate control system in parliament.
