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12 de feb. de 2017 · James (1682 – 1754) was one of Britain’s most influential architects. Born in Scotland, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and a Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio.
James GibbsA very individual architect1682 - 1754. James Gibbs, the architect of St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar Square, London is mainly known in Twickenham as the designer of the Octagon at Orleans House. This building, allegedly built to accommodate a dinner party for Queen Caroline, was commissioned by James Johnston in about 1718.
James Gibbs (December 23, 1682–August 5, 1754) was a Scottish architect who trained in Rome and practiced mainly in England, developing a highly individual synthesis of the Italian Baroque and English Palladian styles. He is generally regarded as one of the most influential architects in 18th-century England, but his Book of Architecture ...
11 de may. de 2018 · Gibbs, James (1682–1754) Scottish architect who was inspired by Sir Christopher Wren. Gibbs was an individualist, fitting neither into the Baroque style, which preceded him, nor the later Palladian. His best-known work is the church of St Martin in the Fields, London (1722–26). James Gibbs >The highly individualistic achievement of the ...
1 de ene. de 2008 · Gibbs' Book of Architecture. : James Gibbs. Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 2008 - Architecture - 150 pages. One of England's most respected and influential architects, James Gibbs was born in Scotland, studied in Rome, and left a legacy of design the world will treasure forever. His legendary 1728 folio, a sprawling gallery of Gibbs's magnificent ...
Gibbs [Gibb], James ( 1682–1754 ), architect, was born on 23 December 1682 at Fittysmire, Aberdeen, the son of Patrick Gibb, a prosperous merchant, and his second wife, Ann Gordon. A son, William (d. 1708–9), from Patrick's first marriage, was the only surviving sibling of Gibbs. Both his parents were Scottish Roman Catholics.
30 de ago. de 2022 · Article. James Gibbs (1682-1554) was the only architect of his generation to go to Rome. Registering first at the Scott’s College there in 1703, Gibbs stayed in the city for ten years, working from 1704 with the accomplished Baroque architect, Carlo Fontana.
