Adams Annmarie
Bull Hist Med. 2019;93(2):207-240. doi: 10.1353/bhm.2019.0027.
Neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield (1891-1976) envisioned hospital architecture as a powerful medical tool. Focusing on two key interiors in the 1934 Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI)-the operating room and the foyer-this article engages newly accessible textual and material evidence to show Penfield's intense involvement in the design of the building. A unique, tri-level surgical room, with a sophisticated setup for photography, made the MNI's surgery interactive. The OR is discussed with regard to the relationship of doctors and architects and Penfield's penchant for architectural travel. Subsequently, we visit the foyer as a spatial counterpoint to the operating room. Its design enabled a particular, Penfield-inspired view of the brain and recounted neurological history in the language of Art Deco design. An emphasis on axial movement pushed visitors to "consume" a work of sculpture, meticulously copied from another in Paris. The architecture of the MNI thus monumentalized Penfield's accomplishments, by his own design.
神经外科医生怀尔德·彭菲尔德（1891 - 1976）将医院建筑视为一种强大的医学工具。本文聚焦于1934年蒙特利尔神经病学研究所（MNI）的两个关键内部空间——手术室和门厅，利用新获取的文本和实物证据，展示彭菲尔德对该建筑设计的深度参与。一个独特的三层手术室，配备了先进的摄影设施，使MNI的手术具有互动性。文中讨论了手术室中医生与建筑师的关系以及彭菲尔德对建筑之旅的偏好。随后，我们将门厅视为手术室的空间对应物进行探讨。其设计呈现了一种受彭菲尔德启发的对大脑的特定视角，并以装饰艺术风格的语言讲述了神经学历史。对轴向移动的强调促使参观者“欣赏”一件雕塑作品，该作品是从巴黎的另一件作品精心复制而来。因此，按照彭菲尔德自己的设计，MNI的建筑将他的成就铭记下来。
