Architecture and the Edwardian Era - Timothy Brittain-Catlin

0:00 // Introduction & Lecture Overview 1:24 // What Do We Mean by Edwardian Architecture? 2:48 // Baroque and Classical Revival in Public Buildings 4:12 // The Edwardian Country House 5:36 // Edwin Lutyens and the Arts and Crafts Tradition 7:00 // Arts and Crafts: Vernacular and Local Materials 8:24 // Town Halls, Libraries, and Civic Pride 9:48 // Department Stores and the New Urban Landscape 11:12 // Hotels and the Luxury Interior 12:36 // Edwardian Churches: Continuation and Innovation 14:00 // The Development of the Suburb 15:24 // Working-Class Housing 16:48 // American Influence on Edwardian Architecture 18:12 // Reinforced Concrete and Steel Frame Construction 19:36 // The Transition Toward Modernism Descriptions and reconstructions of houses can illuminate other histories and provide a sense of the relationships between people and places. Edwardian architecture in particular provides a fascinating commentary on broader historical themes not only in its use of style and its remodelling of old buildings but also in the range of new activities it provided for, from servantless country and seaside cottages to motor houses, gardens and hobbies rooms. Looking at the furnishing and operation of these houses enables lost spaces to be re-established in the mind, and offers insights into the tools and methodologies of historians. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-an... This event was on Tue, 13 Mar 2018 Dr Brittain-Catlin is a Reader in Architecture and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Kent. He specialises in early nineteenth-century and early twentieth English architecture. Gresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/ Website: https://gresham.ac.uk Twitter:   / greshamcollege   Facebook:   / greshamcollege   Instagram:   / greshamcollege