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Sir John Soane, Architect (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Sir John Soane, Architect (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Sir John Soane (1753-1837) has come to be regarded as one of the
great architects of late 18th and early 19th century Europe, and
contemporary architects and designers are becoming increasingly
influenced by the subtleties of the unique 'Soane style'. Dorothy
Stroud's classic book, which is appearing in paperback for the
first time, in an updated second edition, is the culmination of a
lifetime's research. It brings together all the threads in her
previous writings on Soane, combining a concise biography of the
architect with a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of his
works. After studying in Italy, Soane built up a considerable
private practice and a reputation that secured his appointment in
1788 as architect to the Bank of England, where over a period of
forty-five years he designed a vast complex of courts and offices.
With his appointment to the Office of Works in 1815, he became
responsible for public buildings in Whitehall and Westminster,
which entailed the designing of a Royal entrance and gallery in the
House of Lords, new Law Courts, Privy Council Offices and a State
Paper Office. As professor of architecture at the Royal Academy
from 1806, he was to play a leading role in the improvement of
architectural education in Britain; and he was active in the
founding of what is now the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Although much of his work was thoughtlessly destroyed towards the
end of the 19th century, a substantial number of buildings and
parts of buildings survive, especially outside London, as a
testimony to his genius
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