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Featured article Matthew Brettingham (1699–1769) was an English architect who rose from modest origins to become one of the best-known architects of his generation. Much of his principal work has since been demolished, particularly his work in London, where he revolutionised the design of the grand townhouse. As a result, he is often overlooked today, remembered principally for his Palladian remodelling of numerous country houses, many of them in East Anglia. Brettingham's practice constructing townhouses for the aristocracy was substantial. Major commissions included Norfolk House and Cumberland House. Drawing inspiration from Italian urban palazzi, and from Andrea Palladio's rural villas, he created a style and arrangements of rooms perfectly suited to the mid–18th century nobility. As Brettingham neared the pinnacle of his career, Palladianism began to fall out of fashion and neoclassicism was introduced, championed by the young Robert Adam. (Full article...) Recently featured: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Ann Arbor, Michigan Anna Filosofova	In the news Richard Sutton In computing, Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton (pictured) are awarded the Turing Award for their work on reinforcement learning. A wildfire in Japan's Iwate Prefecture was the largest in the country in at least five decades. Chinese architect Liu Jiakun is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The United States imposes—and later partially delays—tariffs on Canada and Mexico and increases tariffs on China, incurring retaliatory tariffs from Canada and China. Ongoing: M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Edesio Alejandro Dore Gold Jozef Markuš Lincoln Díaz-Balart Sylvester Turner Khalil Fong
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