Influence and style Howard Van Doren Shaw
ragdale, howard van doren shaw s own country house, heavily influenced two-month stay in united kingdom.
shaw s european sojourn in 1890s weighed heavily on future designs. in united kingdom, shaw admired work of charles rennie mackintosh , edwin lutyens, combining renaissance revival architecture modern design ideas. these architects eschewed mass-produced materials typical of industrial revolution in favor of decorative arts movement. shaw influenced @ time writings of reginald blomfield, argued in favor of using pre-industrial materials design formal gardens, , william robinson, pioneered idea of wildlife garden. these emerging ideas come known arts , crafts movement.
after return united states, shaw focused on designing single-family homes. these dwellings considered basic standard of living craftsman movement. ragdale designed in close harmony movement in combination beaux-arts english country house design.
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