| 词条 | Claude William Chambers |
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Early lifeClaude William Chambers was born in Melbourne in 1861, the son of William Laws Chambers and his wife Emma.[2] On 12 January 1887, he married Evelina (Lena) Cowan (the adopted step-daughter of Robert Dalrymple) at the Presbyterian Church in Glebe in Sydney.[3] Architectural careerFrom 1877 to 1881, Williams trained in Melbourne under civil engineer Albert Purchas while studying at the Prahran Technical College.[2] From 1884 to 1885, he worked in Sydney for architects Blackman and Parks. In 1885, he moved to Brisbane and worked for Francis Drummond Greville Stanley until 1889.[1][2] He was one of the founding members and first secretary of the Queensland Institute of Architects.[4] His several partnerships between 1889 and 1935 produced designs for both Brisbane and Sydney including commercial buildings, warehouses and wharf buildings.[1] From 1889 to 1892, he was the junior partner in McCredie Brothers and Chambers.[2] From 1892 to 1910, he operated a solo practice as an architect and consulting engineer.[2] Lange Leopold Powell joined Chambers in a partnership Chambers and Powell from 1911 to 1920.[1]From 1920, Chambers partnered with Eric Marshall Ford (the office manager from Chamber and Powell) in the architectural firm, Chambers and Ford. The partnership lasted until 1951, although Chambers was largely not involved after 1935.[5] In 1929, he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[6] From 1931 to 1934, Chambers was part of a Sydney-based partnership with B. W. Hutton known as Chambers and Hutton.[2] Later lifeChambers retired in 1935 and moved to Sydney. He died on 13 July 1947 in Sydney.[2] He was buried on 14 July 1947 in the Northern Suburbs Cemetery (now Macquarie Park Cemetery) in North Ryde.[7] Significant works
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite QHR|14878|Perry House|600103|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Citation | author1=Job, William J | title=The building of Brisbane : 1828-1940 | publication-date=2002 | publisher=University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Service | isbn=978-0-7022-3266-4 }} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3462555 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=25 January 1887 |accessdate=5 August 2015 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3484397 |title=The Brisbane Courier. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=5 September 1888 |accessdate=5 August 2015 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite QHR|16612|Holy Trinity Anglican Church|601875|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131633730 |title=BUILDING AND ENGINEERING. |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney |date=24 March 1929 |accessdate=5 August 2015 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18034945 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 July 1947 |accessdate=5 August 2015 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite QHR|15551|Whepstead|600776|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 9. ^{{cite QHR|14872|Smellie's Building|600097|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 10. ^1 {{cite QHR|16513|United Service Club Premises|601776|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 11. ^{{cite QHR|19617|Telecommunications House (former)|600110|accessdate=1 August 2014}} 12. ^{{cite QHR|16920|Former RS Exton and Co Building (Part)|601142|accessdate=1 August 2014}} Attribution{{QHR-CC-2014-text}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Claude William}} 5 : Australian architects|1861 births|1947 deaths|People from Melbourne|Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register |
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