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Benjamin Henry Latrobe

1764–1820 · Neoclassical & Early Modern · United States

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Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Rembrandt Peale · Licence: Public domain · Source

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Early major American architect who helped establish Neoclassical architecture in the United States.

Key works

  • US Capitol
  • Baltimore Basilica

THE RETHINK

Benjamin Henry Latrobe helps us rethink architecture as more than the production of buildings: their work shows how decisions about structure, space, materials, context or public life can change what a society considers possible.

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Benjamin Henry Latrobe changed architecture through ideas, buildings and approaches that still shape how we understand space.
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