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	Biography of Sir William Chambers, Architect
		Of the English architects and furniture designers of the later Georgian period, the two greatest were undoubtedly Robert Adam, who popularized a revival of Classic forms, the neoclassical style, and Sir William Chambers, who typified the ultra trendy taste of his time.
		Chamber's first work of importance was a villa for Lord Bessborough at Roehampton in Surrey, the portico of which was particularly admired.
		But though Chambers was undoubtedly fascinated by the Chinese style, he nevertheless gained a place among those masters who perpetuated the classical traditions, in the form of the neoclassical style of the late Georgian era.
	www.furniturestyles.net /european/english/william-chambers.html (1896 words)

	William Chambers (architect) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The central courtyard of Chambers' Somerset House in London.
		Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) was a Scottish architect (though born in Gothenburg where his father was a merchant).
		Chambers was more international in outlook (his knighthood being originally a Swedish honor) and was influenced by continental neoclassicism (which he in turn influenced) when designing for English clients.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Chambers_(architect) (500 words)

	William Kent Furniture & Biography
		William Kent was a furniture and interior designer, architect, and English garden landscaper of the early 18th century in the early Georgian era.
		William Kent was born in 1685 in Yorkshire and in early years made rather unsuccessful attempts at portrait painting.
		Burlington encouraged Kent to become an architect and garden landscaper and also to design furniture suitable for the Palladian style houses that were the fashion among the very wealthy of early eighteenth century England including one of their early collaborations, Chiswick Villa.
	www.furniturestyles.net /european/english/william-kent.html (464 words)

	Somerset House - since the 18th century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sir William Chambers, one of the leading architects of the day and Comptroller in the Office of Works, might have expected to be first choice for the Somerset House commission when it was awarded in 1774.
		Chambers, who had lamented the destruction of the old Somerset House and been critical of Robinson's designs, was appointed to design and supervise the construction of 'a great public building.
		Chambers included a series of decorated landings, or "stations of repose" from which spectators, "might find entertainment, to compensate for the labour past, and be encouraged to proceed".
	www.somerset-house.org.uk /history/18thcentury (2859 words)

	SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS - LoveToKnow Article on SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		To the rage for every possible form of chinoiserie, for which he is chiefly responsible, Sir William Chambers owed much of his success in life.
		He became architect to the king and queen, comptroller of his majestys works, and afterwards surveyor-general.
		In 1775 he was appointed architect of Somerset House, his greatest monument, at a salary of 2000 a year.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHAMBERS_SIR_WILLIAM.htm (742 words)

	Architect articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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		Descendant of a long line of architects, he ranks as one of the most distinguished French architects of his century.
		Chambers, Sir William CHAMBERS, SIR WILLIAM [Chambers, Sir William] 1723-96, English architect, b.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Architect (478 words)

	William Chambers - Great Buildings Online
		In 1761 Chambers was appointed as one of the Joint Architects of the King's Work and by 1769 he was so indispensable that he was appointed Comptroller of the King's Works.
		William Chambers was a confidant of George III and the first Treasurer of the Royal Academy of the Arts, which became public in 1768.
		Chamber's architecture blended the symmetrical, well-ordered facades of Palladianism with early forms of Neoclassicism.
	www.greatbuildings.com /architects/William_Chambers.html (302 words)

	Chambers, Sir William on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		CHAMBERS, SIR WILLIAM [Chambers, Sir William] 1723-96, English architect, b.
		From the founding (1768) of the Royal Academy to the end of his life, Chambers was a dominant figure in its councils.
		The foremost official architect of his day in England, he continued the neo-Palladian tradition, which he adapted to the prevailing classical taste.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/chamberss1rw1.asp (462 words)

	William Chambers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Chambers (architect), an 18th century Scottish architect
		William Chambers (publisher), a 19th century Scottish publisher
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Chambers (89 words)

	Miskatonic University Campus Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Chambers produced forty-five volumes, “veering in accordance with the breeze of popular demand.” According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status.
		The house, built early in the nineteenth century by his grandfather, Dr. William Chambers, was rebuilt for him by his brother, Walter Boughton Chambers, the architect.
		Chambers loved hunting dogs, a beautiful and often half-naked woman in his plot lines, and didn't seem to mind a bit if the critics thought he was too flowery in his description (often excellent but extended).
	www.yankeeclassic.com /miskatonic/dliterature/authors/chambers/bio/rwcbio1.htm (2528 words)

	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Information Sheets: The Pagoda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1843, Decimus Burton, architect of the Temperate House and co-architect of the Palm House, had suggested that the roof and dragons should be fully restored, but the cost of £4,350 was considered excessive and the proposal was never implemented.
		Chambers was obviously not very proud of this building, which no longer exists, because he later disowned it, saying that it was 'built, I believe to the designs of Mr Goupy'.
		In 1757, he became her official architect and architectural tutor to her son, a post which proved to be quite arduous because he had to coach the Prince on three mornings each week as well as supervising the buildings at Augusta's five establishments.
	www.rbgkew.org.uk /ksheets/pagoda.html (868 words)

	Sir William Chambers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Settling in London in 1755, Chambers became a favorite of King George III and went on to hold the highest official architectural offices and to build public and private commissions throughout the British Isles.
		Chambers designed and commanded works at Buckingham House, Kew, Richmond, and Windsor Castle, and was commissioned in 1774 to design the public offices at Somerset House in London.
		This book was the catalogue for a William Chambers exhibition mounted in fall 1996 by the Courtauld Institute Galleries at Somerset House, their new home.
	yalepress.yale.edu /YupBooks/book.asp?isbn=0300069405 (310 words)

	Elsewhere: London: Somerset House , home of the great Courtauld Gallery, opens its courtyard and the Gilbert Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		William Chambers was born in Sweden in 1726 of British parents, and was educated in England.
		Chambers had to accommodate royal and government barges, and access had to be swift and direct for the officers of the Navy Board.
		Chambers influences were many and varied: Greece and its ancient columns, the Farnese Palace in Rome, The Mint in Paris (Hotel de la Monnaie) by J. Antoine, and the local Horse Guards building by Kent to name a few.
	www.thecityreview.com /somerset.html (6256 words)

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		Chambers was born at Stockholm (1726), the son of a Scotchman who had gone there to prosecute some claims of debt for warlike stores which he had furnished to Charles XII.
		Chambers received £2,000 a-year during the erection of Somerset House; it cost more than half a million of money; but it is one of the noblest structures in the metropolis, and, in some respects, superior to any; the street-front and vestibule have always been much admired.
		William Phillips, while bathing at Portsmouth, ventured out too far, and was in imminent peril.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/march/8.htm (2467 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Restoring Kew Gardens - 2002.1002
		Architect Decimus Burton was responsible for designing two of the main buildings in Kew — the Temperate House and the Palm House — in collaboration with the iron-founder Richard Turner.
		Architect Gordon Wilson was selected to design the conservatory and manage its construction, which was completed in 1986.
		The Princess of Wales conservatory, by architect Gordon Wilson, is the newest structure at Kew Gardens.
	www.architectureweek.com /2002/1002/culture_1-2.html (1018 words)

	sir william chambers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		William Chambers was one of the most important architects of the second half of the 18th Century …
		Sir William Chambers was a Scottish architect, (though born in Stockholm).
		Sir William Chambers was born in Goteborg, Sweden of Scottish parentage in 1723.
	www.academyhouse.bc.ca /sir-william-chambers.html (374 words)

	Education World® - Arts & Humanities : Art History : By Time Period : 17th Century : Baroque : General Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)*
		Chambers, William Architectural Dublin Provides a detailed bio of the Scottish architect who was born in Sweden, studied in Italy, and built in London.
		Chambers, William Bob's Homepage Famous for designing the pagoda in Kew Gardens, this man served as the king's architectural tutor and treasurer of the Royal Academy.
		Chambers, William Marino Casino Resource devoted to the Marino Casino, located in Ireland, provides an architectural history and a biography of its designer, William Chambers.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=1120 (210 words)

	William Chambers Architect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		illiam Chambers was born in Sweden in 1723.
		Chambers left Rome and returned to London in 1755 and set up practice as an architect.
		It was surprising that Chambers never visited Ireland which means that he never saw the Casino being built or even when it was finished in all its glory.
	www.iol.ie /~stdavids/William_Chambers_Architect.html (429 words)

	Sir William Chambers -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		British eclectic architect of the Georgian period who was one of the leading Palladian-style architects of his day.
		Scottish author, publisher, and, with his brother William (1800–83), founder of the firm of W. and R. Chambers, Ltd., and of Chambers's Encyclopaedia.
		Scottish architect William Chambers was one of the leading architects of his day in Britain.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022322 (671 words)

	Telegraph \| Arts \| Mad about building
		He was taught architectural draughtsmanship by the great architect William Chambers, and hundreds of meticulously rendered architectural drawings of classical buildings survive in George's hand.
		Chambers produced successive plans, and a model, for a vast Palladian edifice - which George III probably helped to design (thereby justifying this book's title).
		It was only in the rebuilding of Somerset House, in the Strand, from 1774 that the King and his architect succeeded in achieving the palatial scale and magnificence they so yearned for.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/10/17/bowat17.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/10/17/bomain.html (772 words)

	Casino, Marino, Dublin (Sir William Chambers) [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		Acknowledged as the most important neo-classical building in Ireland, the Casino was designed by Sir William Chambers for Lord Charlemont as a garden pavilion at his Marino Estate.
		The only part of the great estate to survive, the Casino was under construction from 1755 to the mid 1770's and underwent many years of neglect from 1881 when the Charlemont Estate was sold until 1930 when an Act of Parliament was enacted to allow it to be taken into state ownership.
		Chambers was always proud of his designs for the Casino but his employment in England meant that he could never travel to Ireland to see the completed building.
	www.irish-architecture.com /buildings_ireland/dublin/marino/casino.htm (406 words)

	Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) - Biographies [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		Sir William Chambers was born in Gotëborg, Sweden of Scottish parentage in 1723.
		In 1757, back in England he was appointed architectural tutor to the Prince of Wales from which position, he became Architect to the King with Robert Adam (1728-1792), Comptroller in 1769 and Surveyor General in 1782.
		Chambers completed these commissions even though he never set foot in Ireland through his lifetime.
	www.irish-architecture.com /architects_ireland/chambers.html (385 words)

	Beckfordiana: James Wyatt Biography
		At the time he began practice the fashionable architects were the brothers Adam, whose style of interior decoration he proceeded to imitate with such success that they complained of plagiarism in the introduction to their Works in Architecture, which appeared in 1773.
		Every Georgian architect was called upon from time to time to produce designs in the medieval style, and Wyatt was by no means the first in the field.
		Wyatt was one of the founders of the Architects' Club in 1791, and sometimes presided at its meetings at the Thatched House Tavern.
	beckford.c18.net /wbwyattbio.html (1586 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Chambers, William (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The son of a Scottish merchant trading in Sweden, Chambers was educated in Ripon, Yorkshire, and returned to Sweden at the age of 16 to train as a merchant in that country’s East India Company.
		This background placed Chambers in a unique situation as far as his future career in England was concerned.
		By inclination he was a continental, and in 1749 he went to Paris, as any Swedish architect would have done, and sought instruction in architecture.
	www.artnet.com /library/01/0157/T015784.asp (533 words)

	Chelsea Art Galleries - West Chelsea gallery guide New York \| Art galleries - Exhibitions - Artists - Artwork
		Chambers Fine Art is named after the distinguished 18th century British architect, Sir William Chambers who, in addition to his architectural practice, was a leading exponent of Chinese principles in garden design.
		Chambers Fine Art will continue to organize groundbreaking exhibitions of classical art and to showcase the work of younger artists.
		The 16th- 18th century furniture and scholars objects will be displayed in the kind of wide-open space generally reserved for paintings and installations, emphasizing the sculptural qualities of objects that can also be used in daily life, while the contemporary works will benefit from the proximity of more traditional forms of Chinese artistic expression.
	westchelseaarts.com /index.php?target=gallery&gallery_id=1056 (318 words)

	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		For a time he was architect to Princess Augusta and architectural tutor to her son, the future George III.
		His most famous building at Kew is probably the Pagoda, which was influenced by his travels in China as a young man. He published a book of drawings in 1763 entitled "Plans, elevations, sections and perspective views of the Gardens and buildings at Kew in Surry".
		Several portraits of Sir William Chambers can be found in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery.
	www.rbgkew.org.uk /aboutus/chambers.html (161 words)

	Mosaic Matters - Feature Items
		Somerset House was built as government offices in the last quarter of the 18th century by Sir William Chambers, architect to George III.
		From the time of its construction, the offices were coupled with accommodation for learned societies and exhibition space: the Royal Academy of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries were both based there until moving to Burlington House in the middle of the 19th century.
		Sir William Chambers, the architect of this neo-classical masterpiece, was a founder and treasurer of the Royal Academy of Arts and the building exemplifies the theories he set out in his Treatise on Civil Architecture published in 1759.
	www.mosaicmatters.co.uk /features/gilbert1.htm (1533 words)

	Overview of Sir William Chambers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Chambers became the leading architect of his time, having published tutored the Prince of Wales on the subject.
		Chambers merged the archtiectural styles of Palladianism with neo-classicism, while Adam was the master of the latter.
		Many of Chambers' buildings were not in Scotland, for example, Charlemont House (Dublin; 1763), Somerset House (London; 1776) and Trinity Chapel (Dublin; 1798), although he was responsible for Duddingston House (1762) and Dundas House (1771) in Edinburgh.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst990.html (192 words)

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