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SUMMARY:Sensing the Historic Environment – Its Nature and Relevance - Pr
 of. DEAN HAWKES\, Dr. HENRIK SCHOENEFELDT\, Prof. COLIN PORTEOUS\,
DTSTART:20120531T110000Z
DTEND:20120531T133000Z
UID:TALK37774@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Aaron Gillich
DESCRIPTION:Speaker #1 \n\n*Title: Sir John Soane and the climate of 19th 
 century London\n\nSpeaker: Prof. DEAN HAWKES (Emeritus Professor of Archit
 ectural Design at the Welsh School of Architecture\, and Emeritus Fellow o
 f Darwin College\, University of Cambridge)*\n\nAbstract: This paper will 
 argue that Soane’s unique combination of an original architectural langu
 age and mechanical systems represented a conscious response to the pollute
 d microclimate of the city. In addition to a review of Soane’s own house
 \, museum and workplace at Lincoln’s Inn Fields\, this paper will presen
 t analyses of his work at the Bank of England (1788-1833) and the Law Cour
 ts at the Palace of Westminster (built 1822-24\, demolished 1882). These w
 ill be illustrated with representative drawings of the original mechanical
  systems in these buildings.\n\nSpeaker #2\n\n*Title: On the use of histor
 y in the study of environmental design in architecture: the 1851 Great Exh
 ibition Building\, Hyde Park\n\nSpeaker: Dr. HENRIK SCHOENEFELDT (Lecturer
  of Sustainable Architecture at the University of Kent)*\n\nAbstract: Henr
 ik Schoenefeldt explores the use of historic research to uncover the envir
 onmental design intentions behind historic buildings\, and to reconstruct 
 their environmental behaviour. Joseph Paxton used his experience with the 
 environmental management of glasshouses to adapt a glass structure as a sp
 ace for mass congregation and the display of artefacts. A study of post-oc
 cupancy evaluation and ventilation experiments conducted between May and O
 ctober 1851 illuminates the difficulties with managing the interior temper
 ature encountered during the summer of 1851.\n\nSpeaker #3\n\n*Title: Sens
 ing a historic low-CO2 future\n\nSpeaker: Prof. COLIN PORTEOUS (Professor 
 of Architectural Science at the Mackintosh Environmental Research Unit\, G
 lasgow School of Art)*\n\nAbstract: This paper will use the exploration of
  historical precedent regarding Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) research to infor
 m the present situation. Surprisingly\, despite radical changes to the ‘
 bad company cocktail’ present in indoor air\, the 1872 Pettenkofer stand
 ard for CO2 appears to hold good today as an IAQ indicator\, and the drive
  to energy-efficient airtight envelopes means that control of ventilation 
 is more vital than ever.\n
LOCATION:CRASSH\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DP
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