classicism
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In the office of Burnham & Root, Roth studied architectural books and drawings of antiquities, learning the grammar of a classicism he later used with such vigor in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But even a mega-firm that typically builds in a futuristic style can form a partnership with a design architect who’s an expert in classicism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
"It was not elaborate like Victorian Gothic design that preceded it, and came with a classicism and simplicity that has survived the test of time," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
But the woman in her sculpture, made early in her tenure working in the busy studio of Auguste Rodin, leaves classicism far behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
More nuanced and more revealing is Wills’s other remark—that “Everett’s classicism was as much the forerunner of Lincoln’s talk as its foil or contrast.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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