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Also Known As Sir William Chambers
Born February 23, 1723 • Gothenburg • Sweden
Died March 8, 1796 (aged 73) • London • England
Movement / Style Palladianism
Subjects Of Study architecture

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Great Pagoda
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The Radcliffe Camera, designed by James Gibbs
James Gibbs
Scottish architect
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Sven Markelius
Swedish architect
Wood, John, the Elder: Queen Square
John Wood the Elder
English architect
House in the Wood
Pieter Post
Dutch architect
Latrobe, Benjamin
Benjamin Latrobe
American architect
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John Nash
British architect
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Scottish architect and designer
Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Jaipur Column
Sir Edwin Lutyens
British architect
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Jane Drew
British architect
Northampton
Edward Godwin
British architect and writer
Webb, Philip Speakman: Red House
Philip Speakman Webb
British architect
Ealing: Pitzhanger Manor-House
Sir John Soane
British architect
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Henry Holland
British architect
Devey, George: Ascott House
George Devey
British architect
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Thomas Rickman
British architect
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John Wood the Younger
British architect
Harrison, Peter: Redwood Library
Peter Harrison
British architect
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Pierre de Meuron
Swiss architect
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Jacques Herzog
Swiss architect
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Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau
French architect

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