Isambard Kingdom Brunel

(1806–1859) brittisk ingenjör

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Isambard Kingdom Brunel belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth and died in Westminster. Isambard Kingdom Brunel trained at University of Caen Normandy and Lycée Henri-IV. Isambard Kingdom Brunel became a member of Royal Society of London and Institution of Civil Engineers. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was awarded Fellow of the Royal Society. The students included Bradford Leslie.

The best-known works include ‘Royal Albert Bridge’, ‘Clifton Suspension Bridge’, ‘Great Western Railway’, and ‘SS Great Britain’. The catalogue has 8 buildings by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The dated buildings span the years 1838–1864. The buildings are in places such as Windsor and Maidenhead, City of Westminster, Clifton, Reading, and City of Bristol.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Joaquim da Costa Lima Júnior, Niels Sigfred Nebelong, Paul-Eugène Lequeux, Edward Brickell White, and Carl Boos.

• Paddington Station
• Clifton Suspension Bridge
• Reading railway station
• Bristol Temple Meads railway station
• Bath Spa railway station
• Royal Albert Bridge
• Maidenhead Railway Bridge
• Windsor Railway Bridge