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Februar 1723 in Göteborg; † 8. März 1796 in London) war ein schottischer Architekt und Gründungsmitglied der Royal Academy of Arts. [1] . Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken zählen Somerset House in London, die chinesische Pagode in den Royal Botanic Gardens sowie die unter anderem bei den Krönungen britischer Monarchen genutzte Goldene Staatskutsche.
William Chambers (born February 23, 1723, Gothenburg, Sweden—died March 8, 1796, London, England) was a British eclectic architect of the Georgian period who was one of the leading Palladian-style architects of his day. He was the son of a merchant of Scottish descent living in Sweden.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sir William Chambers RA (23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796) was a Swedish-Scottish architect, based in London. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, and the pagoda at Kew. Chambers was a founder member of the Royal Academy .
An online exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum celebrates the tercentenary of the birth of Sir William Chambers, one of the most acclaimed architects of the later eighteenth century. It features his likeness, publications, drawings, books and Soane's Office drawings of his buildings.
Learn about the life and work of Sir William Chambers, a Scottish-born architect who served King George III and designed Somerset House for the Royal Academy. Explore his travels in Asia, his publications on architecture, and his role in the abolition of slavery.
William Chambers (1723-96) was the most cosmopolitan among British architects of his time. He was born in Sweden into the family of a Scottish merchant, and he travelled in the East from an early age, visiting China ; he then studied architecture in Paris under J-F. Blondel.
23. Feb. 2023 · William Chambers – Gartenarchitekt der britischen Krone. Der britische Gartenarchitekt William Chambers sorgte im England des 18. Jahrhunderts für Furore: Er holte sich seine Ideen aus...
