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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 3, 2024 · Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Born: March 1, 1812, London, Eng. Died: Sept. 14, 1852, London (aged 40) Notable Works: “Contrasts” “True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture” Movement / Style: Gothic Revival. Subjects Of Study: Gothic Revival.

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  3. 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. In the second edition he contrasted the the ...

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  5. Pugin - Shrine of St Augustine & The National Pugin Centre. Pugin was one of the most important designers and architects of the nineteenth century. He lived for just 40 years, but people say that in that time he completed 80 years of work. 1 March 1812 Pugin is born in London to a French father and English mother.

  6. Wikipedia. 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.

  7. Jun 8, 2018 · Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812–52). English architect and polemicist, the son of A. C. Pugin, he was one of the key personalities of the Gothic Revival. After his conversion to Roman Catholicism in c. 1835 he became a leading figure in Ecclesiology.

  8. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin[lower-alpha 1] ( / 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.

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