George Gilbert Scott

George Gilbert Scott spent his life drawing buildings that didn’t exist yet—cathedrals, churches, town halls—all in crisp pencil lines on paper. He believed a church should feel like a forest inside, so he copied the ribbed stone ceilings of medieval forests right onto his blueprints. If you’ve ever walked into a grand old church and craned your neck at the swooping arches, you’ve felt his influence. Hunt down his drawing *Proposed New Church, Leamington*: it’s like a time machine to what could have been built, before a single brick was laid.