The battle of the styles : society, culture and the design of the new foreign office, 1855-1861 /

The present-day Foreign Office in Whitehall is an imposing building whose genesis is bizarre. In 1857 a competition was held to pick an architect, which provoked a huge row between the rival 'Classical' and 'Gothic' schools, which a 'Goth' (George Gilbert Scott) won but...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Porter, Bernard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Continuum, ©2011.
Temas:
Foreign Office (London, England : Building)
Foreign Office (Londres, Angleterre : Édifice)
Architecture and society > Great Britain.
Architecture et société > Grande-Bretagne.
British & Irish history.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Architecture and society
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Battle Joined; 2 A Hybrid Society; 3 Early Skirmishes; 4 A Grand and National Work; 5 Worthy of our Imperial City; 6 The Lamp of Morality; 7 An Architecture for our Age; 8 Not the Most Interesting Public Question of the Day; 9 A Change for the Worse.

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