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William Chambers Feb 23, 1723 - Mar 10, 1796. Sir William Chambers RA was a Swedish-Scottish architect, based in London. Among his best-known works are Somerset House ...
24 de jul. de 2023 · William Chambers’ Influence. Upon the garden’s completion in 1763, Chambers published a text explaining his work at Kew, called Plans, Elevations, Sections, Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings at Kew. It is important to note that Chambers was the first trained architect to publish architectural drawings of Chinese buildings.
25 de feb. de 1996 · Books. Sir William Chambers: Architect to George III. John Harris. Yale University Press, Feb 25, 1996 - Biography & Autobiography - 229 pages. Brought up in Sweden by Scottish parents, trained in France, a regular visitor to China and India, Sir William Chambers (1726-1796) was by far the most internationally minded British architect of his time.
William Chambers (arquitecto) Sir William Chambers RA (23 de febrero de 1723 - 10 marzo de 1796) fue un arquitecto sueco-escocés, con sede en Londres. Entre sus obras más conocidas se encuentran Somerset House y la pagoda de Kew. Chambers fue miembro fundador de la Royal Academy.
Sir William Chambers. Sir William Chambers (Estocolmo, 27 de octubre de 1723-Londres, 17 de febrero de 1796) fue un arquitecto británico. Autor de obras de un clasicismo severo, contribuyó a la moda del exotismo en la decoración arquitectónica y de jardines (jardines de Kew). Era hijo de un comerciante escocés establecido en la capital ...
12 de feb. de 2012 · William was born in Sweden of British parentage but practised as an architect in England and Scotland. Scottish Architects Practices. Chambers was the architecture tutor to King George III and in 1761 was appointed with Robert Adam as George’s Royal Architect of Works. Sir William Chambers helped set up the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768.
Chambers, Sir William (1723–96), architect and writer, was born 23 February 1723 in Gothenburg, Sweden, of Scottish parents, eldest among two sons and three daughters of John Chambers (d. 1752), a merchant who had settled in Sweden, and Sara Chambers (née Elphinstone). Educated in Ripon, Yorkshire, Chambers was subsequently employed (1739 ...
