Decimus Burton was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Regency styles. He was a founding fellow and vice-president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and from 1840 architect to the Royal Botanic Society, and an early member of the Athenaeum Club, London, whose clubhouse he designed and which the company of his father, James Burton, the pre-eminent Georgian London property developer, built.
Carlton Gardens, to the design of which Burton made extensive contributions
The Burton family mansion, The Holme in Regent's Park, which was built by the company of James Burton to a design by Decimus Burton. It has been described as "one of the most desirable private homes in London" by architectural scholar Guy Williams, and "a definition of Western civilization in a single view" by architectural critic Ian Nairn.
Aerial view of Marble Arch
The Palm House and lake to Victoria Gate
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supplemental charters and a new charter granted in 1971.
RIBA Headquarters
Architectural Aspiration, by Edward Bainbridge, above the main entrance, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London
Reading Room, British Architectural Library, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London
V&A + RIBA Architecture Gallery, Room 128, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
