Robert Adam

Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) was a Scottish 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.

Robert Adam was 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 architectu…more

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	How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It by Arthur Herman 3.94 avg rating — 6,925 ratings — published 2001 add/edit characters
	A History of the Scottish People, 1560 - 1830 by T.C. Smout 4.09 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1969 add/edit characters
	London as it Might have Been by Felix Barker 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1982 add/edit characters
	The Story of Scottish Design by Philip Long (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 add/edit characters
	Dumfries House by Simon Green 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 add/edit characters
	The Scottish Chateau: The Country House of Renaissance Scotland by Charles McKean 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2001 add/edit characters
	The Georgian House by Hilary Horrocks 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 add/edit characters
	Robert Adam by Richard Tames 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 add/edit characters
	The Edinburgh of John Kay by Eric Melvin 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2017 add/edit characters
	Scottish Architecture by Miles Glendinning 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004 add/edit characters