GOTHIC REVIVAL Never expired in England Gothic ruins = death and horror ASSOCIATIONISM –Knowledge of other cultures gave meaning to architectural forms. THE SUBLIME –Subjective reactions to aesthetic stimuli –Controlled mock terror PICTURESQUE –General aesthetic ideal: rough forms, asymmetry, dramatic, colorful, rich
BATTLEY LANGLEY Published five gothic orders in 1747
STRAWBERRY HILL Horace Walpole
FONTHILL ABBEY James Wyatt
ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDENS Natural – 18 th century theme –18 th century English builders repelled by formal gardens for political and aesthetic reasons. Literary ties to Virgil and Ovid Arcadian Mode –Escapist vision –Depicted by Roman school of landscape painters Claude Lorrain English desire to reproduce No Rules – Atmosphere and Mood
John Nash, Architect 1815 – 1823 High Picturesque style Associationism still used Irregularity and variety emphasized Inaccurate details of Chinese, Gothic, and Indian forms Cast iron onion domes ROYAL PAVILLION - BRIGHTON
INTERIOR VIEWS Banqueting Hall and Chandelier
CIRCUS & ROYAL CRESCENT John Wood, the elder and the younger Bath, England
ROYAL CRESCENT
CIRCUS - EXTERIOR DETAIL
SOMEONE’S FICTION
REGENT’S PARK & REGENT’S STREET London John Nash 1812 – 1827 Included St. James Park