Augustus Pugin versus Decimus Burton: A Victorian Architectural Duel
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This is an entertaining account of the personal and professional rivalry between two outstanding 19th-century architects - Decimus Burton, rich and genteel, society figure, designer and prime member of the Athenaeum, the leading exponent of the classical style of architecture, and the fiercely energetic Augustus Pugin, a fervent advocate of the neo-gothic. Their building, as their lifestyles and beliefs, could hardly have been more different, and they carried controversy and argument with them in a way not at all unfamiliar in today's architectural climate.
Author: Guy Williams
Format: Hardback, 160 pages, 156mm x 234mm
Genre: Architecture
This is an entertaining account of the personal and professional rivalry between two outstanding 19th-century architects - Decimus Burton, rich and genteel, society figure, designer and prime member of the Athenaeum, the leading exponent of the classical style of architecture, and the fiercely energetic Augustus Pugin, a fervent advocate of the neo-gothic. Their building, as their lifestyles and beliefs, could hardly have been more different, and they carried controversy and argument with them in a way not at all unfamiliar in today's architectural climate.