Robert Adam
(1728–1792) brittisk arkitekt
Robert Adam (United Kingdom, 1728–1792) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Robert Adam belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Robert Adam was born in Kirkcaldy and died in London. Robert Adam trained at University of Edinburgh and Royal High School. The teachers included Charles-Louis Clérisseau, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and William Adam. Robert Adam worked in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Bath. Wikidata associates Robert Adam with Palladian architecture, Neoclassicism, and Adam style. Robert Adam became a member of Royal Society of London, Society of Antiquaries of London, and Royal Society of Edinburgh. The awards include Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
The best-known works include ‘Syon House’, ‘Lansdowne House’, ‘Culzean Castle’, and ‘Kedleston Hall’. The catalogue has 14 buildings by Robert Adam. The dated buildings span the years 1101–1929. The buildings are in places such as City of Westminster, London Borough of Hounslow, Bath and North East Somerset, London Borough of Camden, and Harewood. According to Wikidata, buildings by Robert Adam belong to the ‘Neoclassicism’ style.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Henry Keene, John Wood, Karl Blank, Richard Mique, and Richard Jupp.