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A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method is a book about history of architecture by Banister Flight Fletcher and his father, Banister Fletcher, published in London in 1896. The book became a standard reference work, with updated editions published throughout the 20th century.
Sir Banister Fletcher, 1931, by Glyn Philpot. Sir Banister Flight Fletcher (15 February 1866 – 17 August 1953) was an English architect and architectural historian, as was his father, also named Banister Fletcher. They wrote the standard textbook A History of Architecture, which is also often referred to just as Banister Fletcher.
Their son, also named Banister Fletcher, became a noted architect who co-authored A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method with his father. [10] He and another son were lecturers at King's College under their father. The history became a standard reference work, which remains in print after numerous revised editions.
Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814–1893), Indian architecture; Sir Banister Fletcher (1866–1953), author of the once-standard textbook A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method written with his father, also named Bannister Fletcher (1833–1899) and still in print; Juan Giuria (1880–1957), history of South American architecture
A History of Architecture by Sir Banister Fletcher is published. Construction of Gasometer, Vienna, begins. [2] The Arts and Crafts movement house Munstead Wood in Surrey, England, is designed by architect Edwin Lutyens for garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, his first major commission and the start of an influential partnership.
Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture — across the world through a consideration of socio-cultural, political, economic and technological influences. The main article for this category is History of architecture .
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Sir Banister Fletcher: Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture – Editor: Dan Cruickshank (Architectural Press, Oxford, 1996) ISBN 0-7506-2267-9 Charlotte Gere and Michael Whiteway: Nineteenth-Century Design: From Pugin to Mackintosh (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1993) ISBN 0-297-83068-6