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Victoria Memorial, Kolkata. Sir William Emerson FRIBA (3 December 1843 – 26 December 1924) was a British architect, who was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) from 1899 to 1902, and worked extensively in India. [1] He was the original architect chosen to build Liverpool Cathedral .
Occupation (s) Architect, professor. Employer. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. William Emerson (October 16, 1873 – May 4, 1957) was an American architect and the first dean of the MIT School of Architecture from 1932 to 1939. He was instrumental in establishing a city planning department at MIT.
The Times 30 December 1924 p. 15. William Emerson [also known as Sir William Emerson] was born in Whitechapel, London, England on 3 December 1843 and was articled to William Gilbee Habershon (1818?-1891) and Alfred Robert Pite (1832-1911) of Habershon & Pite in London in c.1861. He then moved to the office of William Burges (1827-1881), where ...
May 19, 2016 · Historic New England is working to transform the 1878 Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, into a museum and study center opening in 2017. The estate is a significant work by New England architect William Ralph Emerson. Curatorial and Interpretive Planning Assistant Elyse Werling introduces you to Emerson, “the father of the Shingle Style.”.
Sir William Emerson was born the son of a silk manufacturer in Whitechapel, and educated at King's College, London. Having trained initially with W. G. Habershon and A. R. Pite, in 1865 he became the pupil of William Burges, and, while still in his very early twenties, was sent out to India with plans for a new school of art in Mumbai.
William Emerson (American architect) (1873–1957), first dean of the MIT School of Architecture; William Emerson (British architect) (1843–1924) William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), American Shingle-style architect
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Sir William Emerson (1843-1924), President of the British Institute of Architects, visited India in early1860s, for the first time. His works include: Victoria Memorial 1901 Crawford Markets in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1865 All Saints Cathedral in Allahabad (1869-1893) Muir College in 1873 Takhtsingji Hospital (1879 – 93) in princely state of Bhavnagar in Gujarat The […]