Inhabited Machines

Titel: Inhabited Machines : Genealogy of an Architectural Concept
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Veröffentlicht: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter ; Birkhäuser [Imprint], 2022
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (400 p.)
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
Exploring Architecture
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Schlagworte:
ISBN: 9783035623765 ; 9783035623772
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  • Foreword
  • 6
  • Introduction
  • 14
  • I
  • Climate
  • The Discovery of Air
  • 32
  • Artificial Ventilation
  • Chimney Effects
  • The Laboratory Machine
  • 58
  • Central Systems
  • 72
  • Domestic Economy
  • Water, Steam, and Air
  • From Storage to Transmission
  • The Houses of Parliament
  • 110
  • II
  • Morals
  • Reform Plans
  • 138
  • Evil Communication
  • Opening vs. Closing
  • The Panoptic Instrument
  • 158
  • Moral Motors
  • 172
  • The School System
  • The Psychiatric Environment
  • The Prison Building
  • The Model Prison
  • 212
  • III
  • Comfort
  • Physical Well-Being
  • 240
  • Between Consolation and Ease
  • Cottage Comforts
  • The Project for the Construction of New Houses
  • 256
  • Ambassadors of Amenity
  • 280
  • J.C. Loudon
  • César Daly
  • Sanitary Architects
  • 304
  • Comfort Machines
  • 322
  • The Reform Club
  • 330
  • Conclusion
  • 358
  • Bibliography
  • 370
  • Image Credits
  • 391
  • Index
  • 394
  • Acknowledgments
  • 398
  • About the Author
  • 399
  • Imprint
  • 400