Born on July 3: Robert Adam
Friday July 3, 2009
If you enjoy refined, dignified Adam homes, then you can thank the Scottish-born architect who inspired the style. Born in in 1728, Robert Adam and his brothers built many fine country homes in England. They paid attention to every detail, designing the furniture as well as the houses. Robert Adam traveled to Italy and fell in love with classical, especially Roman, design. Robert Adam revolutionized English domestic architecture when he incorporated Roman refinements into austere Georgian style buildings.
Interestingly, the architectural ideas of Robert Adam flourished in New England after America declared its independence from Britain. Federal style buildings like the one shown here imitated the popular English homes Adam designed.
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your man here is scottish. he is not english.the auld enemy in a light hearted way is still the auld enemy.his designs are truly magnificent.cheers………harry (a jock)…..auld=old…jock=scot.
Right you are. Although he designed many fine homes in England, Robert Adam was born in Scotland in 1728.
I agree, it is astonishing how ill-educated people in America and parts of Europe are who cannot distinguish between people from different parts of the UK. Scottish is Scottish. You don’t become English by moving to England and you aren’t English because you live in the UK.