Gothic Revival was one of the most influential design styles of the 19th century. Revivalists adhered to the romantic notion that stuff could and should look more meaningful, with designs based on forms and patterns used in the Middle Ages. (Part 1 of 6) Playlist link - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQpDGfX5e7CJ87BDeuTdXTpxl0YM2Tdb --- Are you ready to get your goth on? Discover your design alter ego http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-and-technology/design-and-innovation/design/design-nutshell Explore qualifications in 'Design and Innovation' with The OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/qualification/q61.htm ---

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1. Um... Bloodborne anyone?
2. informative
3. In medieval times, great buildings were created to impress the Almighty.  By the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution was steaming full speed ahead.  But not everybody appreciated what was happening.  Admirers of the older, traditional Gothic style sought to revive it.  They believed society needed more meaningful buildings.  The Church of England was growing and the nation needed more churches.  Sir George Gilbert Scott built so many Gothic Revival churches, he lost track of the ones that were his.  Gothic Revivalists championed high, pitched roofs, tall spires, pinnacles and pointed arches.  They adored cluster columns and quatrefoils, repeating patterns and holy crosses.  They even appreciated the odd dead animal.  The wealthy bought into Gothic in a big way.  William Beckford, an eccentric millionaire built Font Hill House.  This grandiose country mansion had a tower as high as a cathedral, which Beckford used as a dining room.  Gothic Revival grew in popularity, eventually influencing every level of society, from what people wore, to the newspapers they read...and the garden benches they sat on.  Without Gothic Revival, Lewis Carroll might never have taken us down the rabbit hole, the British government would be homeless and teenagers would probably never have learned the carnal pleasures of applying too much eyeliner.  Are you ready to get your Goth on?
4. Can anyone tell me what his accent is?
5. Art & Design
6. like parts noteverything
7. I still love Gothic and Gothic Revival architecture for churches. Even an atheist can get a sense of the divine in a Gothic church. Nothing else really even comes close, with the possible exception of Antonio Gaudi's Sagrada Familia.
   
   It's a little less appropriate to build a Gothic house with a dining room in the tower though. Tudor half-timbered is a nice historic English style for residences.
   
   Rome is filled with classical churches, and those are nice too, but classical is more appropriate for governmental buildings. Classical is really meant to be a pure expression of power, not worship.
8. Please caption to share with viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
9. That didn't teach me anything, other than those specific facts about those two dudes whose names I've already forgotten, I know nothing more about the gothic revival than I did before I started watching this video,
10. I smirk at thee, foul commenters.
11. What did gothic revival have to do with Alice in Wonderland?
12. If he said all that, it wouldn't be "in a nutshell" would it?
13. Better than Moulin Rouge.
14. yeah i think these mini series should be taken with a pinch of salt!
15. Not every scottish man is Scott Manley. This one just sounds a hell of a lot like him.
16. I totally agree. this content is totally inaccurate.
17. I really liked this - funny & interesting. Thank you
18. The narration could do with some more spirit. Aside from that, it was great as always.
19. the speaker sounds like Desmond Humes from Lost
20. ... no energy at all