Sir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'first pointed' style that is characteristic of Scott's former assistants. By 1880 his practice was designing the most prestigious public and private buildings in Scotland.

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  • Sir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'first pointed' style that is characteristic of Scott's former assistants. By 1880 his practice was designing the most prestigious public and private buildings in Scotland. His works include The Scottish National Portrait Gallery; Dome of Old College, Medical Faculty and McEwan Hall, Edinburgh University; Central Hotel at Glasgow Central station, the Catholic Apostolic Church in Edinburgh and Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute for the 3rd Marquess of Bute.
  • Sir Robert Rowand Anderson war ein schottischer Architekt. Anderson machte zunächst eine Ausbildung zum Juristen, später bildete er sich bei den Royal Engineers in Konstruktion und Entwurf aus und besuchte die Architekturabteilung des School Board of Manufacturers. Er arbeitete bei Pierre Cuypers in Holland und bei George Gilbert Scott in London. Nach kurzer Partnerschaft mit David Bryce eröffnete er 1875 in Edinburgh ein eigenes Architekturbüro, später die Architektenfirma Rowand Anderson, Kininmonth and Paul. 1916 wurde er erster Präsident des neu gegründeten Scottish Institute of Architects und erhielt die Royal Gold Medal des Royal Institute of British Architects. 1892 begründete Anderson zusammen mit anderen die School of Applied Art in Edinburgh. Von 1876 bis 1883 war er außerordentliches Mitglied der Royal Scottish Academy, ab 1896 Ehrenmitglied. 1902 wurde er in den Ritterstand erhoben. Zu Andersons Schülern zählen George Washington Browne und Robert Lorimer.
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  • Sir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'first pointed' style that is characteristic of Scott's former assistants. By 1880 his practice was designing the most prestigious public and private buildings in Scotland.
  • Sir Robert Rowand Anderson war ein schottischer Architekt. Anderson machte zunächst eine Ausbildung zum Juristen, später bildete er sich bei den Royal Engineers in Konstruktion und Entwurf aus und besuchte die Architekturabteilung des School Board of Manufacturers. Er arbeitete bei Pierre Cuypers in Holland und bei George Gilbert Scott in London.
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