James Gibbs was a Scottish architect. Born in Aberdeen, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio.
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A Gibbs surround on a side door at Gibbs' Wimpole Hall, the name demonstrating the popularity of his books.
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, is the prototype of many New England churches.
Gibb's memorial, St Marylebone Parish Church
James Gibbs by John Michael Williams c.1737-40
The Palazzo Branconio dall'Aquila, Rome, inspiration for Gibbs' St Mary le Strand
Design for the pavilions at Stowe; the stone pyramidal roof is no longer atop either pavilion
The North block, St Bartholomew's Hospital, LondonAwards 1
Architects born in the 1680s 6
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James Gibbs was a Scottish architect. Born in Aberdeen, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio. Among his most important works are St Martin-in-the-Fields, the cylindrical, domed Radcliffe Camera at Oxford University, and the Senate House at Cambridge University.
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