Writer: Andrew Saint
Modelling the Metropolis: The Architectural Model in Victorian London (2023) – Review
15 June 2023
Modelling the Metropolis: The Architectural Model in Victorian London (2023) – Review15 June 2023
Throughout this book, Matthew Wells sets his face against seeing architectural models as objects in themselves. His preoccupation is with their many uses and, therefore, meanings, which gives Modelling the Metropolis an originality but also an academic flavour which will appeal to some more than others. Though not a book… Read More
R. Norman Shaw
11 March 2018
R. Norman Shaw11 March 2018
– Andrew Saint
R. Norman Shaw (1831–1912) is commonly thought of as a domestic architect, but he built a fair number of churches, sixteen altogether, many of them original and remarkable in one way or another. There is an evolution in Shaw’s church designs from the emotional ardour of his earliest efforts, like… Read More
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