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A.W.N PUGIN
A Gothic Revivalist

Pugin, A.W.N. (1821). My first design [Drawing]. British Museum, London. In Hill, R. (2007). God’s Architect: Pugin & the Building of Romantic Britain. London, England: Peguin Group.

THE EDUCATION OF A.W.N PUGIN

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was born on March 1, 1812 in Bloomsbury London. He was the only child of draftsman Charles Pugin and Mother Catherine Welby who decided to flee France in 1798 and move to London/
As a child Pugin was educated at Christ’s hospital Elementary in London, better known as the Blue-coat school.
From a young age Pugin began to involve himself with his Father’s students and in 1825 he accompanied a group study to Normandy for Gothic Architecture.
It was obvious to others that Young Pugin had inherited his Father’s draftsman skills which he excelled at a fast pace.
At 14 Pugin was given the responsibility of preparing drawings of Rochester Castle.
Pugin was a great example of a very successful artist who had not been put through an official education, he learnt from a great father figure and soon become Chief draughtsman for John Nash.


Lafitte. L (1814) Pugin at two (drawing). In Hill, R. (2007). God’s Architect: Pugin & the Building of Romantic Britain. London, England: Peguin Group.
Charles Locke Eastlake, A History of the Gothic Revival, Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1872.
Brian Andrews, Creating a Gothic Paradise: Pugin at the Antipodes, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 2001. Exhibition catalogue.

WHY IS PUGIN FAMOUS?
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist and critic, primarily remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style.

Pugin was considered somewhat of a lose cannon, letting his lack of official education, money trouble and short tempter to result in what could be considered more ‘failures that successes’ (Hill, 2007 p.3).

It would appear Pugin wasn’t famous for the end result of his buildings but more so his ability to transform and inspire a design and architectural movement into Gothic revival within England.

“Nobody was ever more disappointed with his buildings than Pugin himself” (Hill, 2007, p.3.).

‘To see him only as an architect, or as a writer or as a Catholic, will always produce a baffling and partial view.” (Hill, 2007, p.4)

Pugin has left England with some of its most famous landmarks, the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, more commonly know as Big Ben, and, the spire of Tollbooth St Johns.




Influences
Pugin was very close to his parents, whom were a huge influence in his early childhood.
Pugin’s early work grew seamlessly out of working alongside his father where he learnt the art of drawing.
It would be fair to say his father hugely influenced the direction Pugin’s life took in his becoming an architect and designer, and the gothic style he became so immersed in.

Pugin’s devoted mother spent a lot time with as a child, who largely shaped and influences Pugin distinctive cast of mine and character.

In his early twenty, Pugin converted to become a Roman Catholic, which coincided simultaneously with his conversion to Gothic style..
Pugin saw a Gothic Revival as a moral force to bring to the attention of society, a style that was fitting for the house of God.
From the influence of his new faith Pugin strived to injected morality into architecture.
Powell, C. (2006). Augustus Welby Pugin Designer of the British Houses of Parliament:
The Victorian Quest for a Liturgical Architecture. United States of America: The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd.

Miller G (n.d.). St Marie’s Grange [Photograph].
In Hill, R. (2007). God’s Architect: Pugin & the
Building of Romantic Britain. London, England:
Peguin Group.

(Hill, 2007, p.4) God’s Architect: Pugin & the Building of Romantic Britain. London, England: Peguin Group.

A.W.N PUGIN AND THE ECCLESIOLOGY SOCIETY
1835 - Pugin became a lead figure in Ecclesiology, formerly known as the Cambridge Camden Society.

Ecclesiology - the study of churches, church history, traditions and decoration.

The society was a powerful force in the English Gothic Revival -It’s purpose was to promote study of Gothic Architecture

1840s - peak influence, with over 700 members including Bishops.

The Ecclesiologist (1841-68) was incredibly influential in forming architects reputations and destroying them.








Ecclesiological Society (1859). The Ecclesiologist. Oxford University: Cambridge Camden Society

PUGINS GREAT RULES
There should be no features about a building which are not necessary for convenience, construction or propriety

All ornament should consist of the essential construction of the building
Pugin, A.W.N. (1841) Contrasts and True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture. London: Henry G. Bohn

PUGINS INFLUENCE ON MODERN DESIGN
Placing a high value on craftmanship - work should be meaningful in itself

Emphasis on creative design and importance of function and purpose rather than decoration

Natural beauty

Gaita, L. (2009). Gaita Interiors. [Blog] Retrieved from www.gaitainteriors.com/blog/?p=2221

Gaita, L. (2009). Gaita Interiors. [Blog] Retrieved from www.gaitainteriors.com/blog/?p=2221


“It is alright to decorate construction but never construct decoration.”
-Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Pugin, A.W.N. (1841) Contrasts and True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture. London: Henry G. Bohn

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