Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was a writer, architect, designer and theorist. His writings provided the foundation of the development of the Arts and Crafts. For him, the Gothic represented the order and stability of Christian faith. Therefore, he rejected the early Victorian popular currency for Classical Architecture in favour of a revival of Medieval Gothic.
Pugin, who favoured the revival of the 14th century Gothic, attempted to create an entire consistent architecture and interior environments in his style. He wanted the reunite the spiritual life and the everyday life. He believed that the Gothic style will help make this happen.
“Pugin’s message was simple: If there is something wrong with our cities, then there is something wrong with ourselves, and society and architecture both need reform.”
By designing a range of interior fittings, he wanted to express entire schemes of design in Gothic terms rather than put Gothic architectural details as means of decoration.
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| The House of Parliament |
This is the House of Parliament which is of the style Neo-Gothic. Neo-Gothic is the new revival of the Gothic style which was renewed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.
This is then, an example of Gothic architecture. As you can see, Gothic and Neo-Gothic architecture are very similar. They both have pointy roofs. However, there are some differences. Neo-Gothic architecture has more of a modern look but you can still see that it is a renewal of the Gothic architecture.
References:
Rosemary Hill, 2012. The Guardian. [online] Available at: <http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/24/pugin-gothic-architect> [Accessed 13 March 2014].
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