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Delivering the well-tempered institution of 1873

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Jeffrey Cook  and
Tanis Hinchcliffe
Jeffrey Cook
Affiliation:
Research in Building GroupSchool of Architecture & EngineeringUniversity of Westminster35 Marylebone RoadLondon NW1 5LS, United Kingdom
Tanis Hinchcliffe
Affiliation:
Research in Building GroupSchool of Architecture & EngineeringUniversity of Westminster35 Marylebone RoadLondon NW1 5LS, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The Museum of Natural History, London, typified the state of environmental service design in large public buildings when construction started in 1873, as described in an earlier paper in arq, vol. 2. Its exemplary systems included both ventilation with heating and the architect's use of towers, especially the novel multi-sleeved versions which he described as ‘thermosyphonic’, as ventilation exhausts. This paper describes how, both in critical design decisions during construction and in physical adjustments made after its occupation in 1881, the Museum reveals both contemporary practices and the professional skills of its architect and engineer.

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Environment
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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , Autumn 1996 , pp. 66 - 75
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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