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Alfred Waterhouse RA PPRIBA (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well.
15 de abr. de 2024 · Alfred Waterhouse (born July 19, 1830, Liverpool, Eng.—died Sept. 22, 1905, Yattendon, Berkshire) was an English architect who worked in the style of High Victorian medieval eclecticism. He is remembered principally for his elaborately planned complexes of educational and civic buildings.
Find out about Alfred Waterhouse and how he came to design the Natural History Museum building in London. See a selection of his extraordinary terracotta designs. From imposing gargoyles to delicate interior detail, every element of his design pays homage to the natural world.
Alfred Waterhouse was born in Aigburth, Liverpool, the eldest of the large family of a cotton broker and his wife, both Quakers. A northerner by birth, he was to have his first big success in the north, with his 1859 design for the Manchester Assize Courts, and to design his "High Victorian secular masterpiece" there nearly ten years later â ...
This is a list of the more notable civic and public buildings designed by Waterhouse, and includes such structures as town halls, clock towers, hospitals, a prison, hotels, a market hall, a museum, and a library.
Alfred Waterhouse was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1861 and was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (PRIBA) from 1888 to 1891. In 1878 he was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal.
Alfred Waterhouse (1830 - 1905). Arquiteta (o) Designer de Móveis. Pintor (a) Em 1887, a revista Building News promoveu uma enquete para identificar o principal arquiteto britânico e Alfred Waterhouse recebeu 90 por cento dos votos.
