Guide to R. M. Butler's The influence of climate and material on national domestic architecture, 1897

Collection Number MC 301

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Abstract:

Bound typescript, extensively annotated and corrected by hand, illustrated with ink sketches and two plates. The typescript comprises an essay of about 12,000 words on three factors determining architecture: prevailing climate, material available, and social or religious custom. Arguments are accompanied by references to specific buildings in Ireland, England, Europe and elsewhere. Inscription on first page "An essay by RM Butler awarded the essay Prize of the Architectural Association of Ireland, 1897."

R. M. (Rudolph Maximilian) Butler (1872-1943) was editor of The Irish Builder from 1899 and a commentator on architecture in Ireland for the next thirty years. Butler was a leading church architect. He also won the competition to design the University College Dublin (now National Concert Hall) building on Earlsfort Terrace and was head of architecture in the college from 1924 to 1943. Another building in the Dublin area designed by Butler is the former Gorevans Department Store.

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Descriptive Summary

Creator

Butler, R. M. (Rudolph Maximilian), 1872-1943.

Title

The influence of climate and material on national domestic architecture : an essay awarded the prize of the Architectural Association of Ireland 1896, 1897

Call Number

MC 301

Extent

1 volume (79 leaves)

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R. M. Butler, The influence of climate and material on national domestic architecture, MC 301, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Biographical Note


R. M. (Rudolph Maximilian) Butler (1872-1943) was editor of The Irish Builder from 1899 and a commentator on architecture in Ireland for the next thirty years. Butler was a leading church architect. He also won the competition to design the University College Dublin (now National Concert Hall) building on Earlsfort Terrace and was head of architecture in the college from 1924 to 1943. Another building in the Dublin area designed by Butler is the former Gorevans Department Store.

Scope and Content Note


Bound typescript, extensively annotated and corrected by hand, illustrated with ink sketches and two plates. The typescript comprises an essay of about 12,000 words on three factors determining architecture: prevailing climate, material available, and social or religious custom. Arguments are accompanied by references to specific buildings in Ireland, England, Europe and elsewhere. Inscription on first page "An essay by RM Butler awarded the essay Prize of the Architectural Association of Ireland, 1897."

The volume has a cloth binding with the title lettered in gilt on the cover: "The influence of climate and material on national domestic architecture : an essay awarded the prize of the Architectural Association of Ireland 1896 by R.M. Butler." Place and date given at end of text are Dublin, October 12th, 1897.

Online Catalog Terms


The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.
  • Architectural Association of Ireland.
  • Architecture--Ireland.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • The influence of climate and material on national domestic architecture : an essay awarded the prize of the Architectural Association of Ireland 1896, 1897