ARCH 214bg Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Christopher Dresser, The Peacock Room, Edwin Lutyens
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Occured during the 18th to 19th century. Before: agricultural, small community, people live there their entire life. First used to pump water out of mine. James watt - invented the first steam engine when the industrial revolution began (in prof. steele"s opinion) Used to get water out (from where?) Driven through a building, which made the drive shaft longer, so buildings can be built taller. First passenger train in england 1808 - people could move faster from rural to urban area >> became the essence of industrial revolution. This showed that engineers are the one responsible for adapting new materials to new building types - not the architects. Early use of iron before hard steel. Shows how these structures are not very sophisticated. It was the factories that really grew the industrial revolution. Mass migration to urban parts of england = urbanization.
