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Gandon, James
Gandon, James (1742–1823), the most important and influential resident protagonist of the neoclassical style of architecture in Ireland. A student of Sir William Chambers in London, Gandon established his own practice there in 1765. In 1767, in collaboration with John Woolfe, he began to publish a number of his designs in a two‐volume continuation of Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus. In 1769 he was awarded the first gold medal for architecture by the newly founded Royal Academy. His first connection with Ireland dates to around this time when he obtained second place in the competition for the Royal Exchange building in Dublin. In 1781 he travelled to Dublin to supervise the building of the new Custom House and remained. In 1786 he replaced Thomas Cooley as architect of the Four Courts in Dublin. Other work in the city by Gandon includes Carlisle bridge (begun 1791), the east portico of the Parliament House (1784–9), and initial work on the King's Inns (begun 1800). Outside Dublin, examples of his work include Coolbanagher church and mausoleum, Co. Laois (c.1781–5) and Emo Court, Co. Laois (c.1790–1800). Gandon retired in 1808, handing control of his practice to his pupil, H. A. Baker.
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"Gandon, James." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gandon, James." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-GandonJames.html "Gandon, James." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-GandonJames.html |
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Gandon, James
Gandon, James (1742–1823). London-born English architect. He was apprenticed to Chambers and established his own practice c.1765. With John Woolfe (d. 1793) he produced the fourth and fifth volumes of Vitruvius Britannicus (1767 and 1771), and also published Six Designs of Frizes (1767) and two volumes on ornament (1778). He designed Nottingham County Hall (1770), and went to Dublin in 1781 to oversee the erection of his Custom House, the design of which owes much to Chambers's Somerset House in London. His excellent contacts ensured he had plenty of work, including the Four Courts (1786–1802) and the new portico and screen-wall for the Parliament House (1785–9), Dublin. His architecture was influenced by French Neo-Classicism (through Chambers), but he also admired Wren. He created some of Ireland's most outstanding buildings.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Gandon, James." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Gandon, James." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-GandonJames.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Gandon, James." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-GandonJames.html |
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Gandon, James
Gandon, James (1742–1823). Best known for the embellishment of Georgian Dublin in the late 18th cent. Born in London of a Huguenot family, he studied architecture under Sir William chambers and was awarded the first prize in architecture by the new Royal Academy in 1769. His career took off when he was invited to Dublin in 1781. His first work was the grand Custom House, not completed until 1791. The east and west porticoes of the Parliament House (now the Bank of Ireland) were finished by 1785 and he designed and built Carlisle bridge (now O'Connell bridge). His Four Courts building was opened in 1795. Gandon bought an estate at Lucan near Dublin and spent much of his later years planting and improving. He is buried at Drumcondra near Dublin.
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JOHN CANNON. "Gandon, James." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Gandon, James." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-GandonJames.html JOHN CANNON. "Gandon, James." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-GandonJames.html |
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