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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.
Apr 24, 2012 · This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812–1852) and the event is being celebrated in numerous seminars and publications. Pugin it will be remembered was a champion of a branch of the Gothic Revival in the service of a renewed public presence of Roman Catholicism in England.
Augustus Charles Pugin (born Auguste-Charles Pugin; 1762 – 19 December 1832) was an Anglo-French artist, architectural draughtsman, and writer on medieval architecture. [1] He was born in Paris, then in the Kingdom of France, but his father was Swiss, and Pugin himself was to spend most of his life in England .
Augustus Pugin was the leading figure in the revival of the Gothic style which became increasingly important throughout the nineteenth century, gradually replacing Classical styles in popularity.
Learn about the life and works of Augustus Charles Pugin, a British architect, illustrator, painter and teacher from 1792. See his etchings, aquatints and watercolours in the RA Collection and related books and archives.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) [ —> —> —> —> —> ] His importance lies not only in his virtual creation of the major style of the l9th century, Neo-Gothic, which was a fundamental re-creation and not a pastiche, but in his deliberate approach to design and function.
