Timothy Brittain-Catlin teaches architecture at the University of Kent
William Andrews Nesfield designed elaborate schemes that exemplify what people mean when they talk about Victorian formal gardens
The architect’s highly ornamented designs have more in common with the work of his European peers
When it came to projecting British power abroad, Christopher Wren proved a handy source of inspiration in the creation of an ‘English Renaissance’ style
The best Scotch baronial buildings epitomise the sophisticated planning required by a mid Victorian household. But have they had their day?
The architect wreathed his buildings in mystical language – but his modern citadels are clearly among the great achievements of 20th-century architecture
The best recent takes on this architectural form have a hint of magic about them
Henbury Hall is a fine example of neo-Palladian architecture. But what does it mean to recreate a historical style?
