Architect, born in London, UK, the nephew of John Playfair. He was brought up in Edinburgh, and designed many of Edinburgh's most prominent buildings, including the National Gallery of Scotland, the Royal Scottish Academy, the National Monument on the Calton Hill, Surgeon's Hall, and Donaldson's Hospital.
Two of his finest works are the neo-classical buildings of the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy which are situated in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Timeline of major projects
1817 Appointed architect to complete design work on the Old College, University of Edinburgh, on the basis of his proposals to complete the plans originated by Robert Adam. 1818 Commissioned
by the will of the late Captain John McNabb to design Dollar Academy, where a building is now named after him 1822 Commissioned by the Institution for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Scotland.
The building was opened in 1826 and is now the Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh 1824 In collaboration with Charles Robert Cockerell, designed an exact replica of the Parthenon which was
to be built on top of Calton Hill as the National Monument, Edinburgh. 1827 - 1828 St Stephen's Church, St Stephen's Place, Edinburgh 1830 - 1832 Surgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh.
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