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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin [a] ( / ˈpjuːdʒɪn / PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
Apr 24, 2012 · Pugin was a fierce critic of the crass materialism and social exploitation of the early Industrial Revolution and imagined a return to a mythical pre-Reformation society of true Christian values and architectural forms serving the Faith. His position was well illustrated in the plates of Contrasts.
Apr 3, 2024 · A.W.N. Pugin was an English architect, designer, author, theorist, and leading figure in the English Roman Catholic and Gothic revivals. Pugin was the son of the architect Augustus Charles Pugin, who gave him his architectural and draftsmanship training. His mature professional life began in 1836.
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London, United Kingdom. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 1812 - 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist, and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
Jun 20, 2016 · Drawing of the 'Estimates' design for the House of Lords by Pugin. ImageCourtesy of Yale University Press. Although Barry’s initial proposal, with drawings by Augustus Pugin, made a large enough ...
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( / ˈpjuːdʒɪn / PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
Mar 1, 1812 - Sep 14, 1852. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival...