Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1978) Winner
Mark Girouard
マーク・ジルーアード
Māku Giruādo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-10-07
- Died
- 2022-08-16 age 90
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Notting Hill Gate, London
Career
- Occupations
- Architectural historian
- Active Years
- 1958-2022
- Affiliations
- The Architecture Foundation, Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampleforth College | — | Classics | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Christ Church, Oxford | — | Classics | — | — | United Kingdom |
Ampleforth College
Classics
Country:
United Kingdom
Christ Church, Oxford
Classics
Country:
United Kingdom
文学士
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Duff Cooper Memorial Prize | Life in the English Country House | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1979 | WH Smith Literary Award | Life in the English Country House | — | — | 受賞 |
Duff Cooper Memorial Prize
1978
Work:
Life in the English Country House
Result:
受賞
WH Smith Literary Award
1979
Work:
Life in the English Country House
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Elizabethan Architecture
2009 Architectural historyA study on the rise and fall of Elizabethan architecture.
Elizabethan architecture
Life in the English Country House
1978 Social and architectural historyA social and architectural history of the English country house.
Country houseSocial history
The Victorian Country House
1971 Architectural historyStudy on Victorian country houses.
Victorian architecture
Bibliography
- Montacute House, Somerset
- Robert Smythson and the Architecture of the Elizabethan Era
- The Victorian Country House
- Victorian Pubs
- Hardwick Hall
- Sweetness and Light: The "Queen Anne" Movement, 1860–1900
- Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History
- Historic Houses of Britain
- Alfred Waterhouse and the Natural History Museum
- The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman
- Robert Smythson and the Elizabethan Country House
- Cities and People: A Social and Architectural History
- A Country House Companion
- The English Town: A History of Urban Life
- Town and Country
- Windsor: The Most Romantic Castle
- Big Jim: The Life and Work of James Stirling
- A Hundred Years at Waddesdon
- Life in the French Country House
- Rushton Triangular Lodge
- Elizabethan Architecture: Its Rise and Fall, 1540–1640
- Enthusiasms
- Friendships
- A Biographical Dictionary of English Architecture 1540–1640
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Social history integrated with architectural analysisDetailed illustrations
- Recurring Motifs
- Country housesVictorian architectureElizabethan architectureUrban life
Legacy
British architectural historian, authority on the country house, and Elizabethan and Victorian architecture.
Archives
- Conway Library, Courtauld Institute of Art
Trivia
- Grandson of Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford.
- Founder and first chairman of the Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust.