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Robert Adam by James Tassie (medallion) Robert Adam FRSE 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 ...
Grand Neoclassical interior by Robert Adam, Syon House, London Details for Derby House in Grosvenor Square, an example of the Adam brothers' decorative designs. The Adam style (also called Adamesque or the Style of the Brothers Adam) is an 18th-century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practised by Scottish architect William Adam and his sons, of whom Robert (1728 ...
Brian Ring. Ian Ritchie (born 1947) James A. Roberts (1922–2019) Howard Morley Robertson (1888–1963) – president of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1952 to 1954. David Roberts (1911–1982) Richard Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (1933-2021) Su Rogers (born 1939) Deborah Saunt.
Osterley Park is a Georgian country estate in west London, [1] which straddles the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. [2][3] Originally dating from the 1570s, the estate contains a number of Grade I and II listed buildings, with the park listed as Grade II*. [4] The main building (Osterley House) was remodelled by Robert Adam between 1761 ...
Robert Adams (1540–1595) was a 16th-century English architect, engraver and surveyor of buildings to Queen Elizabeth.He was a son of Clement Adams. [1]None of Robert Adams's architectural works are known to have survived, but some of his plans and engravings are still extant, such as a large 1588 plan of Middleburgh [clarification needed] and, from the same year, a small parchment roll ...
Years active. 18th century–mid-20th century. Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. [1] It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. [2]
The 11th floor houses the Committee Room (also known as the Adam Room), an 18th-century dining room designed for the 2nd Earl of Shelburne by Robert Adam in 1763; it was transferred piece by piece from the previous (1958) Lloyd's building across the road at 51 Lime Street. The Lloyd's building is 88 metres (289 ft) to the roof, with 14 floors. [9]
Website. Official website. Robert Adam FRIAS (born 1948) is a Driehaus Architecture Prize winning British architect, urban designer and author, known for championing classical and traditional styles. Adam is a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde and Design Council Expert. [2][3][4][5][6][7][1] His career was the subject of ...