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New book to celebrate architecture of Oxford's historic libraries
03 Jun 2025 06:49 GMT
… famed architects like Sir Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Sir Edwin Lutyens, and … Arne Jacobsen, they showcase 800 years of architectural evolution … .
Oxford Libraries Architecture aims to highlight …
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The Last Country House Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens Hits the Market for $24 Million
13 May 2025 04:14 GMT
… that manages to be both architecturally significant and quietly surprising. Set … in 1938 by acclaimed British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens—his final major domestic … million), much of the original architecture remains intact: generous reception rooms …
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Sir Edwin Lutyens and the architecture of the biggest bank in the world
06 Apr 2025 07:20 GMT
This is the second of two articles on Edwin Luytens and Reginald McKenna — the first part is here.
By the time Reginald McKenna died in 1943, many people had forgotten that he had been First Lord of the Admiralty, Home Secretary and, for a year during the …
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'There are architects and architects, but only one ARCHITECT';: Sir Edwin Lutyens and the wartime Chancellor who helped launch his stellar career
30 Mar 2025 06:09 GMT
… contribution to architecture. He was one of Sir Edwin Lutyens’s … might have irritated some architects, but Lutyens’s letters … ‘There are architects and architects, but only one ARCHITECT for me,’ … was employed as executive architect, but Lutyens was consulted …
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Khushwant Singh litfest makes Oxford debut with message of peace across borders
05 Jun 2025 08:07 GMT
… virus. Ridley, grandson of British architect Edwin Lutyens, spoke of his family’s …
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This ‘architourism’ trip explores India’s architectural history, from Mughal to modernism
04 Apr 2025 17:36 GMT
… travellers can see the imperial architecture of Edwin Lutyens, who designed much of … design can connect with vernacular architecture.
Pierre Jeanneret Museum, Chandigarh( … market to experience some breathtaking architecture, ‘architourism’ deep dives into …
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Video Interview: New biography of Union Buildings architect Herbert Baker
19 Mar 2025 07:31 GMT
Award-winning UK architect and architectural historian John Stewart speaks … .
It covers his Victorian architectural apprenticeship in London and his … sometimes fractious relationship with fellow architect Edwin Lutyens, particularly while working together in …
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NAI exhibition celebrating India’s rich architectural heritage opens in Delhi
11 Mar 2025 17:44 GMT
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The exhibition — ‘Indian Heritage through Architecture’ — showcases India’s rich cultural … of Indian heritage through its architectural landmarks, the exhibition has categorised … NAI building, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was completed in 1926. The …
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Edwin Lutyens, innovative architect of the English countryside
29 Apr 2024 00:31 GMT
… 1890, anyone searching for Edwin Lutyens had good cause to … “unbelievably picturesque” by the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner, the … complete example of his architecture — his additions are … he had developed an architecture reflective of the English …
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Epic views, land and a ballroom to die for at a Surrey Hills home created by one of the greatest architects of the Arts-and-Crafts movement
13 Jan 2025 17:34 GMT
… 2010 on Britain’s greatest architects. In the past 15 years … men such as Voysey and Edwin Lutyens have only become increasingly sought …