Robert Adam
Architect
1728 – 1792
Who was Robert Adam?
Robert Adam FRSE FRS FSA FSA FRSA was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam, the country's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the Board of Ordnance, after William's death.
In 1754 he left for Rome, spending nearly five years on the continent studying architecture under Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. On his return to Britain he established a practice in London, where he was joined by his younger brother James. Here he developed the "Adam Style", and his theory of "movement" in architecture, based on his studies of antiquity and became one of the most successful and fashionable architects in the country. Adam held the post of Architect of the King's Works from 1761 to 1769.
Robert Adam was a leader of the first phase of the classical revival in England and Scotland from around 1760 until his death. He influenced the development of Western architecture, both in Europe and in North America. Adam designed interiors and fittings as well as houses.
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- Born
- Jul 3, 1728
Kirkcaldy - Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Scottish people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
(1743/11/01 - ) - Edinburgh High School
(1734 - 1743) - Royal High School, Edinburgh
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Albemarle Street
( - 1792/03/03)
- Albemarle Street
- Died
- Mar 3, 1792
Albemarle Street - Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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