wyszukanych pozycji: 4
Architecture in the Family Way: Doctors, Houses, and Women, 1870-1900: Volume 4
ISBN: 9780773522398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Adams argues that the many significant changes seen in this period were due not to architects' efforts but to the work of feminists and health reformers. Contrary to the widely held belief that the home symbolized a refuge and safe haven to Victorians, Adams reveals that middle-class houses were actually considered poisonous and dangerous and explores the involvement of physicians in exposing "unhealthy" architecture and designing improved domestic environments. She examines the contradictory roles of middle-class women as both regulators of healthy houses and sources of disease and danger...
Adams argues that the many significant changes seen in this period were due not to architects' efforts but to the work of feminists and health reforme...
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155,56 zł |
Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893-1943
ISBN: 9780816651146 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. 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... In the history of medicine, hospitals are usually seen as passive reflections of advances in medical knowledge and technology. In Medicine by Desig... |
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114,06 zł |
'Designing Women': Gender and the Architectural Profession
ISBN: 9780802044174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Historically, the contributions of women architects to their profession have been minimized or overlooked. 'Designing Women' explores the tension that has existed between the architectural profession and its women members. It demonstrates the influence that these women have had on architecture in Canada, and links their so-called marginalization to the profession's restrictive and sometimes discriminatory practices. Co-written by an architectural historian and a sociologist, this book provides a welcome blend of disciplinary approaches. The product of much original... Historically, the contributions of women architects to their profession have been minimized or overlooked. 'Designing Women' explores the ... |
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285,29 zł |
Architecture in the Family Way: Doctors, Houses, and Women, 1870-1900: Volume 4
ISBN: 9780773513860 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Adams argues that the many significant changes seen in this period were due not to architects' efforts but to the work of feminists and health reformers. Contrary to the widely held belief that the home symbolized a refuge and safe haven to Victorians, Adams reveals that middle-class houses were actually considered poisonous and dangerous and explores the involvement of physicians in exposing "unhealthy" architecture and designing improved domestic environments. She examines the contradictory roles of middle-class women as both regulators of healthy houses and sources of disease and danger...
Adams argues that the many significant changes seen in this period were due not to architects' efforts but to the work of feminists and health reforme...
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534,26 zł |