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19 giu 2024 · The reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901 was transformative for Britain and its architecture, as significant industrial, social, and cultural changes shaped architectural styles that is still evident in town and cities across Britain today.
3 giorni fa · England - Architecture, Gothic, Norman: English architecture has varied significantly by location, according to readily available building materials. The typical Cotswold village, for example, consists of structures of the local silvery limestone with slate roofs.
13 giu 2024 · This fascinating book showcases 100 standout buildings from 1914 onwards, representing the broad variety of 20th century British architecture.
4 giorni fa · On 20 June 1835, Soane was presented by Sir Jeffry Wyattville with a Gold Medal, from the 'Architects of England', modelled by Francis Leggatt Chantrey it showed the likeness of Soane on one side and the north-west corner of the Bank of England on the other.
4 giorni fa · The foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 provided a focal point for the currents of Neoclassicism in English architecture, sculpture, and painting. Under the aegis of the academy, painters rendered historical and mythological subjects with a bold linear clarity.
6 giorni fa · The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) was established in 1834. The sunset of the Georgian era, with its unparalleled societal changes – from the industrial revolution to the establishment of modern education systems and the expansion of British commercial and political interests – provided the backdrop for RIBA's founding ideals.
3 giorni fa · Undeniably Vision of Britain is a stunning illustration of the major technical achievement of the GBH-GIS Project team in linking a number of visual and textual sources into an overarching database, and presenting it all in an accessible way.
