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February 28 – Robert Willis, English mechanical engineer, phonetician and architectural historian (born 1800) June 5 – E. W. Pugin , English ecclesiastical architect (born 1834 ) June 24 – Henri Labrouste , French architect (born 1801 )
The Modern Style is a style of architecture, art, and design that first emerged in the United Kingdom in the mid-1880s. It was the first Art Nouveau style worldwide, and it represents the evolution of the Arts and Crafts movement which was native to Great Britain .
Stick Style 1860–1890+ (US) Queen Anne Style architecture (United States) 1880–1910s (US) Eastlake Style 1879–1905 (US) Richardsonian Romanesque 1880s–1905 (US) Shingle Style 1879–1905; Neo-Byzantine 1882–1920s (US) Renaissance Revival. American Renaissance; Châteauesque 1887–1930s (Canada, US, Hungary) Canadian Chateau 1880s ...
The high style is mostly seen in expensive public buildings and the houses of the wealthy, while the vernacular form is more common in typical domestic architecture. The exterior style could be expressed in either wood, brick or stone, though high style examples on the whole prefer stone facades or brick facades with stone details (a brick and ...
Forth Bridge. February 3 – Ypsilanti Water Tower, Ypsilanti, Michigan, designed by William R. Coats, is completed. [1]March 4 – The Forth Bridge across the Firth of Forth from South Queensferry to North Queensferry in Scotland, designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, is opened.
From Colonial to modern, see pictures of architectural house styles in your area, across the country or around the world. Learn more about their history. The 25 Most Popular Architectural House Styles
The Beaux-Arts style evolved from the French classicism of the Style Louis XIV, and then French neoclassicism beginning with Style Louis XV and Style Louis XVI.French architectural styles before the French Revolution were governed by Académie royale d'architecture (1671–1793), then, following the French Revolution, by the Architecture section of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
Second Empire style, also known as the Napoleon III style, is a highly eclectic style of architecture and decorative arts originating in the Second French Empire. It was characterized by elements of many different historical styles, and also made innovative use of modern materials, such as iron frameworks and glass skylights.