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Robert Adam designed and built a number of romantic neo-Gothic castles, mostly dating from the 1780s, in Scotland. The most important of these is Culzean (1777–92), Ayrshire, for the earls of Cassilis. Another neo-Gothic work is the interior of Alnwick Castle (c. 1770–80; destroyed in the 19th century), Northumberland.
Welcome to the website of Robert & James Adam’s Grand Tour letters and writings 1754–63. The aim of this project is to present an online critical edition of all the known Adam brothers’ Grand Tour letters and writings as a freely available, open-access, fully searchable database. This will enable readers to view the letters in their ...
Robert Adam, architect (1728-1792) Robert Adam (1728-1792). Robert Adam was born in Kirkcaldy on 3 July 1728, the son of architect William Adam. He was educated at Edinburgh's High School and University before joining his older brother, John, in the family business. Robert's high school education in Latin immersed him in the culture of ancient ...
Lansdowne House, designed by Robert Adam and situated at the southwest corner of Berkeley Square, London, was begun for Prime Minister John Stuart, third earl of Bute, who sold it, unfinished, about 1765 to William Petty-Fitzmaurice (1737–1805), earl of Shelburne, later first marquess of Lansdowne and a leading Whig statesman of the period.
Adam, Robert 1728 - 1792. Robert Adam was born in Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland on 3 July 1728. He was the son of the architect William Adam (1689-1748) under whom he trained. He also studied at Edinburgh University from 1743. Following the death of his father in 1748, Robert Adam and his elder brother, John Adam (1721-1792) formed a partnership to ...
Robert Adam, nato il 3 luglio 1728 nella Gladney House di Kirkcaldy, trascorse gran parte della sua fanciullezza a Edimburgo. Bambino dalla «costituzione fragile», come ci tramandano le fonti, [1] iniziò gli studi alla Royal High School di Edimburgo, dove acquisì i rudimenti del latino e lesse le opere di Virgilio , Orazio , Tito Livio , Sallustio e Cicerone . [2]
Robert Adam ( Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, 1728. – London, 1792. március 3.) brit építész. Angliában a klasszikus egyszerűség legnépszerűbb és legtermékenyebb visszaállítói Sir William Chambers mellett az Adam testvérek voltak, Robert és James (megh. 1794). Legjelentősebb közös alkotásuk egy teljes házsor, amelyet Adelphi -nek ...
