These are the recordings of the online talk series called Victorian Architectural Dynasties recorded in 2021.
This fascinating lecture series explores families of architects and the influences they had on the areas that they worked in. In the case of the Caroe family and the Scott family, the viewer is able to listen to a decendent of the famiy as they discuss the work of their ancestors and how it has infuenced them.
The Caroe Dynasty: a family and its home over four generations
Oliver Caroe, surveyor of St Paul’s Cathedral, discusses his descent from the Victorian and Edwardian architect W. D. Caroe.
The Vaudoyers: a French architectural dynasty 1756-1975
Historian and curator Barry Bergdoll examines transformations in French architectural culture through the lens of the Vaudoyer dynasty of architects.
Scale, inhabitation and detail: architectural reflections from a fifth generation Scott architect
Architect Nick Gilbert Scott talks about his famous ancestors, including his grandfather Sir Giles and his great-great grandfather, Sir George.
Gables and Fables: the Buckler Dynasty
Architectural historian Joshua Mardell introduces the unsung Buckler dynasty of Gothic Revival architects and topographical draughtsmen.
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