Recent Posts Tagged With 'architecture'

• William Morris and Islamic Art

  Posted on Tuesday August 18th, 2009 at 09:49 in news, reviews, architecture, arts and crafts, william morris

  Journalist Navid Akhtar has taken an opportunity to examine the influence that Islamic design had on William Morris.Akhtar argues that Morris' designs are "inextricably linked to the curving sinuous arabesques of traditional Islamic Art," pointing ou...

• Prince Charles Declines to Renew his Patronage of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 08:37 in news, architecture, william morris

  His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, who has been patron of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) since the death of the Queen Mother, has withdrawn his support after a difference of opinion with the members of the society's board...

• Attacking Suburban Sprawl in Vauban, Germany

  Posted on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 at 09:17 in news, environment, architecture

  I always find it incredibly depressing to drive from Edmonton to Calgary. It's starting to look like one unending stream of suburbs. While there are still plenty of wide, open spaces, they get smaller every year and the suburbs of both cities just ke...

• Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

  Posted on Monday June 9th, 2008 at 06:32 in architecture, william morris

  The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was originally founded in 1877 by William Morris and several leading members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Affectionately referred to by Morris and his pals as "Anti-Scrape," the society was fo...

• Gothic Revival and Spirituality: John Henry Newman and AWN Pugin

  Posted on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 10:40 in architecture, gothic, medieval

  Thank you for all of your comments on my France trip! I'll definitely be following your advice!Before I move on to John Ruskin's interpretation of Gothic architecture, I'd like to spend a bit more time talking about the Medieval/Gothic revival of the...

• Gothic Revival in Architecture and Augustus Welby Pugin

  Posted on Monday April 21st, 2008 at 10:06 in architecture, medieval, william morris

  The Gothic Revival in architecture was one of the cornerstones of the Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements. And while many people familiar with the Arts and Crafts movement associate Gothic Revival with Ruskin and Morris, Augustus Welby Pugin...

• Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill and Gothic Revival

  Posted on Friday April 18th, 2008 at 10:52 in architecture, medieval

  The appeal of Gothic architecture was so strong that it couldn't stay buried for long. The first major Gothic revival began in 1740's in England. Horace Walpole, the eccentric 4th Earl of Orford, was one of the first to re popularize the style. Walpo...

• Gothic Architecture

  Posted on Thursday April 17th, 2008 at 10:22 in architecture, medieval

  Gothic architecture and style was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement. For the next few days, I will be examining the history of Gothic architecture and style. If the word "goth" conjures up images of depressed m...