A forger's progress : the life of Francis Greenway /

A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a city superior in architectural beauty to London began to be realized as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James' Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke's Church in Liverpool,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGregor, Alasdair, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Greenway, Francis Howard, > 1777-1837.
Greenway, Francis Howard, > 1777-1837
Architects > Australia > New South Wales > Biography.
Architecture, Colonial > Australia > New South Wales.
Building > Australia.
Architectes > Australie > Nouvelle-Galles du Sud > Biographies.
Architecture coloniale > Australie > Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
Construction > Australie.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Architects
Architecture, Colonial
Building
Australia
New South Wales
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A forger and convicted felon, Francis Greenway was transported to Sydney in 1814. Only a decade later, his dreams of a city superior in architectural beauty to London began to be realized as he designed Hyde Park Barracks, St James' Church, the Supreme Court, St Luke's Church in Liverpool, and the Windsor courthouse. In this first biography of Greenway since 1953, award-winning author Alasdair McGregor scrutinizes the character and creative output of a man beset by contradictions and demons. He profiles Greenway's landmark buildings, his complex and fraught relationship with Governor Lachlan Macquarie, and his thwarted ambitions and self-destruction.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781742247021
1742247024
9781742241821
1742241824
1742233783
9781742233789

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