Major Buildings, alphabetical:
Duddingston House, southeast Edinburgh, Scotland
1763-68
Casino at Marino House, Leinster, Ireland
1758-76
Pagoda at Kew Gardens, southwest London
1761-62
Somerset House, off The Strand, central London
1776-96
Key Scottish Building
Dundas Mansion : Royal Bank of Scotland branch, Edinburgh
1774
built to house Sir Laurence Dundas
Dundas Mansion
Built axially to George Street, set back off St Andrew Square, the Dundas Mansion forms the eastern end point to Edinburgh New Town's central vista.
Scottish Architect
Royal Academy of Arts London
photo © Isabelle Lomholt
Background:
William Chambers was born in Sweden of British parentage but practised as an architect in England and Scotland. He 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
Scottish Buildings
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