Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore

Japanese: ピュージン(英語表記)Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore
Born: March 1, 1812, London
Died: September 14, 1852. Ramsgate. British architect, designer, and writer. Succeeding his father A. Pugin (1762-1832), he was known as a researcher of medieval Christian architecture and a Gothic Revival architect. He worked on the design of the New Palace of Westminster with C. Barry and J. Graham. He also assisted Barry, who won the design competition for the Houses of Parliament, and was in charge of designing the Perpendicular Gothic details. In 1836 he published his representative work, Contrasts, in which he regarded the Middle Ages as a model for modern times and advocated their revival in modern times. His works include St. Giles' Cathedral (1841-46) and St. Augustine's Cathedral (1846-51). His books include The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture (41).

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[生]1812.3.1. ロンドン
[没]1852.9.14. ラムズゲート
イギリスの建築家,デザイナー,著述家。父 A.ピュージン (1762~1832) の跡を継ぎ,中世キリスト教建築の研究家,ゴシック・リバイバルの建築家として知られる。 C.バリー,J.グラハムとともにウェストミンスター新宮殿の設計に従事。さらにイギリス国会議事堂の設計競技には,当選したバリーに協力し,垂直式ゴシックによる細部装飾の設計を担当した。また 1836年代表著作『コントラスト』 Contrastsを出版,中世を現代の規範としてとらえ,現代におけるその再生を主張した。作品にはセント・ジャイルズ聖堂 (1841~46) ,セント・オーガスティン聖堂 (46~51) など。著書には『尖塔式すなわちキリスト教建築の真の原理』 The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture (41) などがある。

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