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Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893-1943
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Medicine by Design: The Architect and the Modern Hospital, 1893-1943
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Annmarie Adams
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Series | Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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Category/Genre | Public buildings - civic, commercial, industrial, etc |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780816651146
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Classifications | Dewey:725 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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Publication Date |
28 January 2008 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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. Methodologically and conceptually innovative, Medicine by Design makes a significant contribution to the histories of both architectural and medical practices in the twentieth century.
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