TIMOTHY RICHARDS
Bespoke Plaster Models Est.1988
37 Years of model Making
TIMOTHY RICHARDS
Bespoke Plaster Models Est.1988
37 Years of model Making
Timothy Richards has been making Architectural Sculptures for 36 Years
Now in his eleventh workshop he remains the only person living to have developed such work. The origins of this quality of plasterwork date back to the Fouquets who worked in Paris between 1780 and 1830. Tim has built a network of collectors in America and England over a quarter of a century.
Education remains at the heart of Tim’s models. They will stand the test of time. Over 300 commissions have been completed in 36 years of business.
Photo: Timothy working all night to achieve a USA deadline, Monument of Lysicrates.
We are currently closed until further notice. If you have any questions regarding the care of your models please contact: models@timothyrichards.com
Gift presentation at the highest level
Mr Curtis receiving his donor gift for recognition of his support to The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia USA.
CURTIS INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA
Presented to Leon G, Cooperman for his humanitarian and philanthropic dedication to Israel and the Jewish people.
GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY
A retirement gift for Lloyds TSB employee.
LLOYDS TSB
Awards
Prize giving and awards on the highest level
Awards
Prize giving and awards on the highest level
working in bronze and plaster
Each year we produce the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for the University of Notre Dame. The $200,000 Prize represents the most significant recognition for classicism in the contemporary built environment. It is awarded to "architects whose work embodies the highest ideals of traditional and classical architecture in contemporary society, and creates a positive cultural, environmental, and artistic impact." (architecture.nd.edu)
Margaret Atwood Enlightenment Award,
EDINBURGH BOOK PRIZE
RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS AWARD
BRONZE WORK
““Beauty, harmony, and context are hallmarks of classical architecture, thus fostering communities, enhancing the quality of our shared environment, and developing sustainable solutions through traditional materials.” ”
Private commissions
Family heritage and history
Private commissions
Family heritage and history
“I commissioned Timothy to build this model of my former family home because if I didn’t, all knowledge and interest in it would have been lost forever. Tim’s attention to detail and accuracy was extraordinary. He even dug out 19th century insurance estimates, from an architectural archive, to repair the damage to the house after a major fire. This demonstrates his absolute commitment to getting it right.”
Castlerea House, Ireland
Ormely Lodge, London
Drayton Hall, Charleston USA
Antiques of the future
the art of the architectural model
Antiques of the future
the art of the architectural model
Museum and Exhibition MODEls
“While I cannot thank Palladio in person for his drawings, I can and must thank Timothy Richards, who has produced the beautiful plaster models which so wonderfully bring into the exhibition the actual buildings that Palladio and his American disciples built. Tim’s models combine exactitude with true artistry and help illustrate the American legacy superbly. ”
Widcombe Old School
PALLADIO AND HIS LEGACY
Dan Cruickshank - Art Historian
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Models for Architects
Models for Architects
The quality of the detail is fundamental to their power, as is the material and sensitivity of modelling. The people who build the models must know something of the architecture.
THE HAGUE GOVERNMENT >
LE BELLE EPOC - HARRODS
“The models provide a direct line between architect and building. They promote a reconnection with the humanity of architecture.”
The models stand alone as academic artefacts and welcome scrutiny. The accuracy is very important. They are built to scale but not of a scale. Those who commission do so for different reasons to those involved with the building industry; from creating an object for inheritance to sculptural record which in