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Alfred Waterhouse ( Liverpool, 1830 – Yattendon, 1905) è stato un architetto inglese considerato il più importante esponente del gotico vittoriano [1] . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Opere. 3 Note. 4 Bibliografia. 5 Altri progetti. 6 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia. Fu apprendista di Richard Lane, della scuola neogreca e neogotica. [1] .
Alfred Waterhouse RA PPRIBA (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well.
15 apr 2024 · Alfred Waterhouse (born July 19, 1830, Liverpool, Eng.—died Sept. 22, 1905, Yattendon, Berkshire) was an English architect who worked in the style of High Victorian medieval eclecticism. He is remembered principally for his elaborately planned complexes of educational and civic buildings.
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Background. Alfred Waterhouse was born in Aigburth, Liverpool, the eldest of the large family of a cotton broker and his wife, both Quakers. A northerner by birth, he was to have his first big success in the north, with his 1859 design for the Manchester Assize Courts, and to design his "High Victorian secular masterpiece" there nearly ten years later â Manchester Town Hall (Curl 62).
Find out about Alfred Waterhouse and how he came to design the Natural History Museum building in London. See a selection of his extraordinary terracotta designs. From imposing gargoyles to delicate interior detail, every element of his design pays homage to the natural world.
Waterhouse, Alfred Enciclopedia on line Architetto (Liverpool 1830 - Yattendon, Berkshire , 1905); di gusto eclettico e scarsa originalità, aveva un raro talento per la progettazione di edifici grandi e complessi; costruì un gran numero di edifici pubblici a Manchester, Londra, Cambridge.
WATERHOUSE, Alfred Harold Vernon Molesworth Roberts Architetto, nato a Liverpool il 19 luglio 1830, morto a Yattendon (Berkshire) il 22 agost... WATERHOUSE, Alfred Enciclopedia Italiana (1937)
