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This list of British architects includes notable architects, civil engineers, and earlier stonemasons, from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. People have also been included who were born outside the UK/Great Britain but who are primarily known for their practice within the UK.
Classification: People: By occupation: Designers: Architects: By nationality: British Also: United Kingdom : People : By occupation : Designers : Architects This category is for people — firms should be categorised in Category:Architecture firms of the United Kingdom
This list of British architecture firms includes notable architecture practices (or companies known for their architectural output) founded and/or headquartered in the United Kingdom This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Initially, Georgian architecture was a modifications of the Renaissance architecture of continental Europe. It was a variation on the Palladian style, which was known for balanced façades, muted ornament, and minimal detailing. Simplicity, symmetry, and solidity were the elements strived for in British Georgian architecture. [13]
Several architects occur in worldwide mythology, including Daedalus, builder of the Labyrinth, in Greek myth. In the Bible, Nimrod is considered the creator of the Tower of Babel, and King Solomon built Solomon's Temple with the assistance of the architect Hiram. In Hinduism, the palaces of the gods were built by the architect and artisan ...
The description in the 1837 by-laws was: "gules, two lions rampant guardant or, supporting a column marked with lines chevron, proper, all standing on a base of the same; a garter surrounding the whole with the inscription Institute of British Architects, anno salutis MDCCCXXXIV; above a mural crown proper, and beneath the motto Usui civium ...
Pages in category "20th-century English architects" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 396 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "21st-century British architects" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.