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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 2, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 13:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

William Burges
William Burges (1827–81) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural style and re-establish the architectural and social values of a utopian medieval England. Burges stands within the tradition of the Gothic Revival, his works echoing those of the Pre-Raphaelites and heralding those of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He won his first major commission for Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork in 1863. Burges's most notable works are Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch, both for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute. Other notable buildings include Gayhurst House, Knightshayes Court and St Mary's, Studley Royal. Many of his designs were never executed or were subsequently demolished. His plans for the redecoration of the interior of St Paul's Cathedral were abandoned and he was dismissed from his post. He also designed metalwork, sculpture, jewellery, furniture and stained glass. Art Applied to Industry, a series of lectures he gave to the Society of Arts in 1864, illustrates the breadth of his interests. The revival of interest in Victorian art has led to a renewed appreciation of Burges and his work. (Full article...)