Henry Hobson Richardson Essays

  • Trinity Church

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    Trinity Church Henry Hobson Richardson designed his most famous building, Trinity Church in Copley Square, after winning a competition in 1972. James O’Gorman described Trinity as “a cultural even of the first importance in American history.” “The building both represents a departure of the Boston’s mind from its Puritan past, and emergence of American creativity as a force in architecture.” Born in 1838, Richardson was raised just outside New Orleans and surrounded by the colorful stucco buildings

  • How Is Charles And Henry Greene And Their Contribution To The Arts And Crafts Evolution Of Architecture?

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    Crafts Movement to this day. Charles and Henry Greene were two brothers whose love for tools, materials and craftsmanship flourished into one of the most well known architectural forces of the 20th century. In high school, the two delved into carpentry and metalworking Due to their early training at the prestigious MIT in Boston they were able to join several prominent architecture firms in Boston, some of which upheld the noted Henry Hobson Richardson principles of design. They eventually ended

  • Essay

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    To obtain and understanding of the current state of American Architecture and its development, we must first briefly establish the origin of architecture in America. Much of the 17th-century English colonial architecture resembled late medieval forms that had survived throughout much of rural England. The first American architecture houses were built in a wide range of sizes, gables, and overhangs. They also had a lack of symmetry that was reflected in the late medieval style throughout Europe. However

  • Architecture Vs Victorian Architecture

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    Generally, it’s thought that all architecture represents the culture and value of its place and time. Victorian architecture represented a value system that things should be beautiful, not practical. It represents wealth and affluence. For instance, wealthy Victorian women wore lots of corsets, hoop skirts, and dresses that used yards of fabric. It just made sense for trendy home designs to reflect that excess as well. Victorian Architecture is named after Queen Victoria because she reigned during

  • Gothic Revival

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    providing more flexibility and variety than Classical styles. The style was also more economical than the more ornate Gothic Revival, especially due to the less decorated windows. The most influential architect of the nineteen century was Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), who designed Romanesque style public, educational, religious, private, and commercial buildings and in different states across the USA. America eventually adapted the style into their own through Richardsonian Romanesque, which

  • The Industrial Revolution's Impact on Modern Architecture in the Early 1900's

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    “Industrial Revolution is the period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s.” Britain was the ‘mother’ of the Industrial Revolution. During that period Britain was making great strides in the innovation of new materials such as the development of superior steel, cast iron and glass. For a time, this gave Britain the advantage over most ‘advanced’ countries in development, mostly as it relates to construction. There were also great developments in the field