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William Chambers (27 de octubre de 1723–17 de febrero de 1796) fue un arquitecto británico nacido en Suecia, autor de la Somerset House de Londres, obra capital del neoclasicismo inglés.
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 .
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.
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.
Consta de cuatro cuerpos compactos que rodean un patio interior y fue ampliado en 1835 y 1856 con alas este y oeste, respectivamente. Además de su destacada labor como arquitecto, Sir William Chambers fue un importante representante en el diseño de jardines.
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.
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).
