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Robert Adam
FRSE FRS FSAScot FSA FRSA
Portrait attributed to George Willison, c. 1770–1775
Born
(1728-07-03)3 July 1728
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland[1]
Died
3 March 1792(1792-03-03) (aged 63)
London, England
Burial place
Westminster Abbey
Nationality
British
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Style
Neoclassical
Parent
William Adam (father)
Relatives
John Adam (brother)
James Adam (brother)
Occupation
Architect
Practice
Adam Brothers (Edinburgh, London)
Buildings
Syon House Culzean Castle Kedleston Hall Pulteney Bridge Harewood House Charlotte Square
Robert Adam by James Tassie (medallion)
Robert AdamFRSE FRS FSAScot FSA FRSA (3 July 1728 – 3 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland'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.[2] He influenced the development of Western architecture, both in Europe and in North America. Adam designed interiors and fittings as well as houses.[3] Much of his work consisted of remodelling existing houses, as well as contributions to Edinburgh's townscape and designing romantic pseudo-mediaeval country houses in Scotland.[4]
He served as the member of Parliament for Kinross-shire from 1768 to 1774.[5]
^James, Jude (2005). Kirkcaldy: A History & Celebration of the Town. Francis Frith Collection. p. 60. ISBN 1-84567-749-8.
^Pevsner, p. 237
^Adam silver (1953). Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO), p. 1.
^Norwich, John Julius (1990). Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Arts. US: Oxford University Press. pp. 3. ISBN 978-0198691372.
^Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index(PDF). Vol. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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