Colen Campbell
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ArchitectsLived 1676 to 1729 · aged 53
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Colen Campbell was a pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer who played an important part in the development of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England.
Also inDeutsch
Photos 11
Palladian revival: Stourhead House, south facade, designed by Campbell and completed in 1720; a print from Vitruvius Britannicus
Wanstead House, as built, illustrated in Nathaniel Spencer, The Complete English traveller, London 1771
Marble Hill House, Twickenham
Blue plaque on 76 Brook Street, London W1
Title page, Vitruvius Britannicus; or, The British architect, containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private in Great Britain, with variety of new designs, written by Campbell
Architects born in the 1670s 6
About this person
Colen Campbell was a pioneering Scottish architect and architectural writer who played an important part in the development of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England. As well as his architectural designs, he is known for Vitruvius Britannicus, three volumes of high-quality engravings showing the great houses of the time.
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Architects
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Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1676 to 1729 · aged 53
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13 languages
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