Sir John Soane Architect


Sir John Soane is now regarded as one of the great architects of late 18th- and early 19th- century Europe. And increasingly, contemporary architects and designers are being influenced by the subtleties of the unique "Soane style." Dorothy Stroud's masterly work is the culmination of a lifetime's research. Drawing together all the threads of her previous writings on Soane, Stroud gives us both a concise biography of the architect and a sweeping, richly illustrated survey of his works.
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Sir John Soane Architect


Sir John Soane is now regarded as one of the great architects of late 18th- and early 19th- century Europe. And increasingly, contemporary architects and designers are being influenced by the subtleties of the unique "Soane style." Dorothy Stroud's masterly work is the culmination of a lifetime's research. Drawing together all the threads of her previous writings on Soane, Stroud gives us both a concise biography of the architect and a sweeping, richly illustrated survey of his works.
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Sir John Soane Architect

Sir John Soane Architect

by Dorothy Stroud
Sir John Soane Architect

Sir John Soane Architect

by Dorothy Stroud

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Sir John Soane is now regarded as one of the great architects of late 18th- and early 19th- century Europe. And increasingly, contemporary architects and designers are being influenced by the subtleties of the unique "Soane style." Dorothy Stroud's masterly work is the culmination of a lifetime's research. Drawing together all the threads of her previous writings on Soane, Stroud gives us both a concise biography of the architect and a sweeping, richly illustrated survey of his works.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781900357029
Publisher: Giles de la Mare
Publication date: 09/01/1999
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 9.60(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Soane Story: " A Good Boy Learns..."
A Travelling Student
Setting Up A Practice
"Form, If You Can, A Style Of Your Own"
The Pitzhanger Dream
Family Troubles
The Last Decades.
Part 2 The Architectural Works Of Sir John Soane: Major Commissions -Early Works 1781-1792, The Middle Period 1792-1820, Late Works 1820-1833
List Of Works
Drawings Exhibited At The Royal Academy.
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