ABSTRACT
Geddes’ newly discerned merits are reflected in the accumulating descriptions of his practical work. In Edinburgh, writes Sophia Leonard, “like an old testament leader, Geddes set about galvanising his neighbours into individual and community action to achieve similar ends.” 1 The Halls of Residence were described as revolutionary residential projects. 2 Geddes’ long involvement with Crosby Hall in London was discussed as part of the evolving consciousness of tradition in Chelsea 3 and the museum planned for Dunfermline described as the place where the synoptic view of the sciences allowed new analysis and administration of society. 4
