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In this programme, Sir John Summerson, Curator of the Sir John Soames Museum, discusses and compares four design entries for the competition of 1835 for the New Houses of Parliament building. What ...style would be deeemed appropriate, the conservative classical, or the fashionable Gothic? How would the competitors symbolise the function of various parts of the building in their design. He argues that the competition winner, by Barry and Pugin, essentially the building we know today, shows English building at a moment of paradox.
In this programme, Sir John Summerson, Curator of the Sir John Soames Museum, discusses and compares four design entries for the competition of 1835 for the New Houses of Parliament building. What ...style would be deeemed appropriate, the conservative classical, or the fashionable Gothic? How would the competitors symbolise the function of various parts of the building in their design. He argues that the competition winner, by Barry and Pugin, essentially the building we know today, shows English building at a moment of paradox.
| Module code and title: | A101, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A101; 17 |
| First transmission date: | 1978-06-13 |
| Published: | 1978 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:16:17 |
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| Producer: | Edward Hayward |
| Contributor: | John Summerson |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Classical; Design; Elizabethan; Gothic; Revivalism; Symmetry |
| Master spool number: | BLN40950H326 |
| Production number: | BLN40950H326 |
| Available to public: | no |
