The battle of the styles : society, culture and the design of the new Foreign Office, 1855-1861 / Bernard Porter.

Main entry:

Porter, Bernard.

Title & Author:

The battle of the styles : society, culture and the design of the new Foreign Office, 1855-1861 / Bernard Porter.

Publication:

London : Continuum, 2011.

Description:

xviii, 234 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-226) and index.
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.

Summary:

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 was then forced to re-design in Classical. The circumstances surrounding this fiasco furnish the starting-point for this book; which then goes on to analyse the debate that preceded this decision, for the light it sheds on the complex nature of British culture and society then. Among issues raise were contemporary and conflic.

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ISBN:

9781441167392
1441167390

Subject:

Scott, George Gilbert (Architekt, 1811-1878)
Foreign Office (London, England : Building)
Foreign Office (Londres, Angleterre : Édifice)
Gro⁷britannien Au⁷enministerium.
Architecture and society England History 19th century.
Architecture, Victorian England London.
Public architecture England London History 19th century.
Architecture et société Angleterre Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture victorienne Angleterre Londres.
Architecture publique Angleterre Londres Histoire 19e siècle.
Architektur.
Architecture and society
Architecture, Victorian
Buildings
Public architecture
London (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
England
England London

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276122
Call No.: BIB 210676
Status: Available

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