Burges, W.

Japanese: Burges,W.(英語表記)BurgesW
Burges, W.

…His name is originally pronounced Con-der. In his native London, he trained in the offices of Victorian Gothic architect William Burges (1827-81) and other places, and in 1876 he demonstrated his talent by winning the Soane Prize design competition sponsored by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The following year (Meiji 10), he came to Japan as a teacher of architecture at the Imperial College of Engineering, where he trained many architects, including Tatsuno Kingo, Katayama Tokuma, and Sone Tatsuzo, and created the foundations for modern Western-style architecture in Japan. …

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…名前は本来はコンダーと発音する。生地ロンドンにおいて,ビクトリア朝ゴシックの建築家バージェスWilliam Burges(1827‐81)の事務所等で修業し,1876年にイギリス王立建築家協会(RIBA)主催のソーン賞設計競技に入賞して一流の才能を示した。翌年(明治10)工部大学校造家学教師として来日,辰野金吾,片山東熊,曾禰達蔵ら多くの建築家を育て,日本の近代洋風建築の基礎を作った。…

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