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Classical Greece and its influence on Australian architecture and beyond
20 Oct 2022 07:07 GMT
… all worthwhile architectural knowledge”.
Interest in Greek architectural forms also … was designed by Sir Robert Smirke, the government architect, with fluted Ionic … example where cost-cutting undermines architectural integrity and aesthetic sensibility, …
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Big Oil–backed addition to London’s British Museum sparks outrage
04 Jan 2024 21:15 GMT
… Greek Revival abode by Sir Robert Smirke. The tentative project marks the … Museum, be induced with “contemporary architecture and innovative gallery displays, alongside …
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Why the Elgin Marbles matter
03 Dec 2023 20:43 GMT
… agents at work, the English architect Robert Smirke was moved to lament: ‘Though … . They echo, too, in the architecture around London, from the frieze …
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Why more English councils will go bust
14 Sep 2023 17:18 GMT
… of it was designed by Robert Smirke, the architect of the British Museum …
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Opulent origins: 200 years of fine art at Bristol Museums
10 Nov 2023 04:31 GMT
… -based architect Charles Robert Cockerell (1788–1863). Cockerell studied under Robert Smirke, and …
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Top Museums in the World that Every Travel Buff Must Visit
24 Oct 2023 22:29 GMT
… 1750s by a well-known architect, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, … and Library.
Buildings and Architecture
The Greek font overlooking … is a feature of Sir Robert Smirke’s character, which has … Traveling Classroom, built by architect Sydney Smirke, was opened …
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Why you should move to: Gloucester
04 Jul 2023 17:39 GMT
… (both designed by Greek revivalist architect Robert Smirke, who also designed the British … the old market. The domestic architecture ranges from medieval and half …
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Deeper learning: Hall McKnight transforms disused basement for King’s College London
02 May 2023 08:52 GMT
… both designed by British Museum architect Robert Smirke in the mid-1800s – is … but complementary interventions, which associate architect Emma Smart describes as ‘knitting … considerable co-ordination between the architectural, structural, services and joinery …
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Acquisitions of the Month: January 2023
03 Feb 2023 11:00 GMT
… Louis-Martin Berthault and the architect Robert Smirke, who later designed the British …
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The Kent landmark spotted in Netflix's most popular show Treason
01 Jan 2023 16:17 GMT
… and was designed by Sir Robert Smirke, architect of the British Museum. It …