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Robert Smirke ( Londres, 1 de octubre de 1780-18 de abril de 1867) fue un destacado arquitecto inglés de la primera mitad del siglo XIX, uno de los líderes de la arquitectura neogriega, aunque también utilizó otros estilos arquitectónicos. Como arquitecto de la Office of Works diseñó varios de los edificios públicos más importantes de ...
10 de mar. de 2022 · Sir Robert Smirke was commissioned to design a new building. Smirke’s original design – inspired by the architecture of the ancient Greek world – comprised a huge quadrangle open to the air (now the Great Court ) surrounded on all four sides by galleries for sculpture, small objects, natural history collections and library spaces.
Robert Smirke, The King's Library, The British Museum, 1823-7 (London) The commission for the new building was given to Robert Smirke, a well-established neoclassical architect. The building took around thirty years to complete, its elevation mirroring the expanse of the British Empire itself. He started with the east wing, built to house the ...
Robert Smirke. Arquitecto inglés nacido en Londres. Discípulo de John Soane, fue el gran representante del estilo neogriego en Inglaterra, junto a los también arquitectos William Wilkins (1778-1839) y Alexander Thomson (1817-1875). Es el autor de algunos bloques de edificios en Trafalgar Square entre 1824 y 1827, además de ser el artífice ...
Sir Robert Smirke (Londres, 1781-Cheltenham, 1876) fue un arquitecto británico. Representante del estilo neogriego en Inglaterra, es el artífice del British Museum, el edificio de Correos y el teatro Covent Garden, todos en Londres.
Sir Robert Smirke (1 October 1780 – 18 April 1867) was an English architect, one of the leaders of Gothic Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. As architect to the Board of Works, he designed several major public buildings, including the main block and facade of the British Museum. He was a pioneer of the use of concrete foundations. Tim is a fan of Smirke and ...
1 de feb. de 2018 · Robert Smirke RA (1753 - 1845) Robert Smirke was born in Cumberland, the son of a peripatetic artist. Little is known about his early childhood, but Smirke was taken to London by his father in 1766, where he became apprenticed to the coach-painter John Bromley. In 1772, Smirke entered the Royal Academy Schools.
