Mead, WR (English spelling)

Japanese: Mead,W.R.(英語表記)MeadWR
Mead, WR (English spelling)

…The most influential architectural firm in the late 19th century in America. Founded in 1879 by Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909), William Rutherford Mead (1846-1928), and Stanford White (1853-1906). In a prosperous period when the American architectural world was becoming more conscious of independence and favoring classicism, the firm followed the trend of the time and introduced free floor plans to residential buildings and applied sophisticated stylized decoration to public and commercial buildings, exerting great leadership. …

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…19世紀末のアメリカで最も影響力のあった建築事務所。1879年,マッキムCharles Follen McKim(1847‐1909),ミードWilliam Rutherford Mead(1846‐1928),ホワイトStanford White(1853‐1906)により結成される。繁栄期に入り自立を意識しはじめ,古典主義を好んだアメリカ建築界にあって,時流に乗りながら住宅建築に自由な平面プランを導入し,公共・商業建築には洗練された様式装飾をほどこし,大きな指導力を発揮する。…

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