Tower of Power
The Drummond Medical Building and the Interwar Centralization of Medical Practice1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14819484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Theodore (Harvard University), Stacie Burke (0000-0001-8141-5790, University of Manitoba), Stacie D Burke (University of Manitoba), Annmarie Adams (McGill University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-68 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scientia Canadensis Canadian Journal of the History of Science Technology and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0829-2507 • E-ISSN: 1918-7750 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7202/037629ar |
| PMID | 19848229 |
| OpenAlex | W2130759779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper focuses on Montreal’s Drummond Medical Building (1929), designed by the well-known architectural firm of Nobbs & Hyde, as a case study of the new typology that emerged in urban Canada in the 1920s: a modern, purpose-built high-rise for healthcare professionals, with elevators, telephones, indoor parking, and retail shops, located in an upscale commercial district. What role did medical high-rises play in the practice of modern medicine? We speculate that these clinics marked the end of the house-office era across Canada, centralizing the practice of healthcare professionals. This CIHR-funded project illustrates complex social and physical networks among architects and doctors, drawing attention to the importance of studying architecture as a technology in the history of modern medicine
Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Business · Civil engineering · Economics · Elevator · Family medicine · Health care · Management · Medical practice · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Tower · Typology · Engineering · Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Law · Medicine · Medicine and Dermatology Studies History · Architecture
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |