Date of Birth: 1788
Date of Death: 1855
Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 1723
Date of Death: 1796
Nationality: British
Notes: Chambers was born in Goteborg, Sweden, to English parents. He was sent to England for his education and returned to Sweden when he was 16, where he worked for the Swedish East India Company between 1740 and 1749. His work for the company took him to the Far East three times, giving him an unparalleled first-hand knowledge of Asian architecture, a unique qualification among European architects of the day. Chambers made enough money in the Far East to retire at any early age and pursue the practice of architecture. He studied architecture in Paris and Italy, staying in the latter for five years. In 1755 he returned to England, where he began his architecture practice. In 1757 Chambers was appointed architectural tutor to the young Prince of Wales (later George III), which resulted in royal favor for the rest of his life. Chambers's publications included the very influential "Treatise on Civil Architecture" (1759), which became the standard work on the classical tradition, and "Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils" of 1757. In 1767 he became architect to the Office of Works, followed by appointment as the comptroller of the Works in 1769. Chambers was essential in the formation of the Royal Academy and designed its new home, Somerset House, possibly his most famous work. He was made a knight of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden.

Date of Birth: 1954
Nationality: British
Notes: Designed new Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, 2002.

Date of Birth: 1801
Date of Death: 1871
Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 1847
Date of Death: 1922
Nationality: British
Notes: Sculptor. Did Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, 1911; knighted on the spot by George V.

Date of Birth: 1849
Date of Death: 1930
Nationality: British
Notes: Webb is probably most famous today as the architect who refaced the entrance facade of Buckingham Palace in 1913 for George V, and for his design for Admiralty Arch (1905-11).

Date of Birth: 1728
Date of Death: 1792
Nationality: British
Notes: The prolific Robert Adam was the son of William Adam, Sr., and one of the four Adam brothers. Robert is noted for having "Never once built a great house from scratch," though he was the "it" architect of the 1760s and 70s, with an impressive and aristocratic client list a mile long. The Georgian House, Edinburgh, is considered by many to be Adam's urban masterpiece. Among his finest works are the Library of Kenwood House, London; Culzean Castle, Ayrshire; the Library of Mellerstain House, Scottish Borders; Syon House, London; and Newby Hall in Yorkshire.

Date of Birth: Circa 1642
Date of Death: 1722
Nationality: English
Notes: Winde was an architect-soldier who was the son of a Royalist who had fled to the Low Countries after the Civil War. The young Winde pursued a parallel career as a military engineer and a country house architect, the latter the result of the patronage of his godfather, the 1st Earl of Craven, for whom he designed at least one house (Hampstead Marshall), and possibly more. Winde was a contemporary of Christopher Wren and a fellow member of the Royal Society and could perform virtually any task associated with house-building, including landscaping, acting as supervisor of works, designer, and procurer of artwork for his clients' houses. Howard Colvin considered Winde one of the most important country house architects of the late 17th century.

Date of Birth: 1746
Date of Death: 1813
Nationality: British
Notes: One of the most important 18th century British architects, James Wyatt was born in Staffordshire in 1746 and received significant recognition in 1770 for the Pantheon (now destroyed), a theater on Regent Street that was modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Wyatt's interiors at Heavingham Hall in Suffolk are among his most significant designs, but his most famous work was Fonthill Abbey, the Gothick extravaganza he created for William Beckford in the Wiltshire countryside. He also began the Wyatt dynasty of architects, the most notable member of whom was probably his nephew, Jeffry Wyatt (later Wyatville).

Date of Birth: 1752
Date of Death: 1835
Nationality: British
Notes: Nash was the Prince Regent's favorite architect and was the partner of Humphry Repton. Caerhays Castle is one of few extant Nash castles.

Date of Birth: 1787
Date of Death: 1879
Nationality: British
Notes: Blore was famouusly valued by his clients for his reliable estimates. Howard Colvin wrote that "A dull competence pervades all his work."