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William Burges ARA (/ ˈ b ɜː dʒ ɛ s /; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural style and re-establish the architectural and social ...
16 de abr. de 2024 · William Burges (born Dec. 2, 1827, London, Eng.—died April 20, 1881, London) was one of England’s most notable Gothic Revival architects, a critic, and an arbiter of Victorian taste. During Burges’s apprenticeship he studied medieval architecture, visiting the Continent to gain firsthand
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16 de jan. de 2017 · William Burges. 1827-1881. Key works. The Tower House, London, 1875-81. St Fin Barre Cathedral, Cork, 1863. Cardiff Castle, 1866-1928. Castell Coch, south Wales, 1872-91. Gayhurst House, Bucks, 1858-65. Knightshayes Court, Devon, 1867-74. Church of Christ the Consoler, Yorks, 1870-76. St Mary’s, Studley Royal, Yorks, 1870-78. Park ...
28 de jun. de 2017 · Learn about William Burges, a playful and eclectic artist who created fantastical buildings and interiors inspired by medieval and exotic influences. See his rare ceramic vase, designed for Cardiff Castle, acquired by National Museums Scotland.
- Family Background and Youth
- The Architect Henry Clutton
- Developing The Burges Style
- Churches and Fairy Tale Castles
- An Architectural Fantasy World
- Pre-Raphaelite Style
- Later Years
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William Burges came from a family of successful architects, engineers and contractors. Burges was the eldest son of the engineer Alfred Burges and his wife Elizabeth Green. His father was a partner in Walker and Burgess, his uncle, the contractor John Leschallas, died a rich man in 1877. From 1839 Burges attended the King’s College School in London...
After five years he moved to the architect Matthew Digby Wyatt in 1849 and worked on the preparations for the Great Exhibition of 1851. In addition, he made drawings of medieval wrought-iron works for Wyatt’s book Metalwork, published in 1852. He then worked for the architect Henry Clutton until 1856. His design for the new Lille Cathedral was awar...
Burges was strongly influenced in his work by the work of architect and theorist Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. From 1849 the young architect also made several trips to Europe during which he visited northern and southern France, Italy, Sicily, Greece, the Ottoman Empire, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Spain, where he visited a...
Burg’s short career was varied. His first major commission, the construction of St Finbarre’s Cathedral in Cork, came at the age of 35 in 1863. Other sacred buildings designed by him include All Saints Church in Fleet in Hampshire, the extension of St Michael’s Church in Brighton, Christ the Consoler Church in Skelton-on-Ure in Yorkshire and St Mar...
After Burges had acquired his own style until the middle of the 1860s, he developed it only a little further, but only refined it. Towards the end of his life he concentrated on design and the creation of an architectural fantasy world. Burges’ work was not limited to architecture alone, but also included carvings, paintings, metal and stone carvin...
For Burges, Gothic Revival exterior architecture and Pre-Raphaelite-style painting went hand in hand in his buildings. In his work he employed several Pre-Raphaelites as wall painters, stained glass manufacturers and furniture painters. For William Morris, the leading artist of the Arts and Crafts Movement, he was more of a rival than a friend, but...
Burges never held any official office. He was a leading member of the Hogarth Club and other artist associations such as the Medieval Society and the Arts Club, as well as a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Archaeological Institute, the Architectural Museum and Architectural Exhibition Society, the Architectural Associ...
Learn about William Burges (1827-1881), an influential architect who sought to revive medieval styles and values in his work. Explore his biography, major commissions, and artistic collaborations with the Pre-Raphaelites.
Burges, William 1827 - 1881. William Burges was born in London, England on 2 December 1827. He began studying engineering at King's College, London in 1843, but left after a year to take up articles in the London office of Edward Blore (1787-1879), surveyor to Westminster Abbey. In 1849 he moved to the office of Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-1877 ...
William Burges Dec 2, 1827 - Apr 20, 1881 Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical...
