Robert Adam was one of the most important British architects, he transformed Palladian Neoclassicism in England into the airy, light, elegant style, his main force was the harmony between his design elements that extended beyond architecture and interiors to include both the fixed and moveable objects, his style was influenced by classical designs but he coupled this with his study of other styles such as the Italian Renaissance and didn’t follow them strictly the way Palladianism did.
Robert was born on3rd of July 1728 in Kirkraldy,Fife, Scotland, he is the second son of William Adam a prominent architect in Scotland in that time, his family moved to Edinburgh later the same year he was born, he attended the Royal high school of Edinburgh in 1734 at the age of six, in 1743 e enrolled in the university of Edinburgh but he abandoned his studies after two only two years …show more content…
Examples are the Register House that had a massive domed hall, Edinburgh (1772-1792), and Edinburgh University (1788-1792) with an imposing neoclassical exterior and is perhaps his most successful exterior.
During his lifetime Robert and his brother Adam published two volumes of their designs, Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam (in 1773–1778 and 1779; a third volume was published posthumously, in 1822).
Adam died in his apartment in London in 1792 at the age of 62 after a blood vessel in his stomach burst, He left nearly 9,000 drawings, most of them were purchased by the architect John Soane and are now at the Soane Museum in London.
Robert adam was a talented individual who excelled at his craft and was not unaware of his abilities Scotland's most renowned architect and was also a highly skilled furniture designer in his time, he was the leader of the classical revival’s first phase from around 1760, he influenced the architecture’s direction for years across many Europe, North America and
Robert was born on3rd of July 1728 in Kirkraldy,Fife, Scotland, he is the second son of William Adam a prominent architect in Scotland in that time, his family moved to Edinburgh later the same year he was born, he attended the Royal high school of Edinburgh in 1734 at the age of six, in 1743 e enrolled in the university of Edinburgh but he abandoned his studies after two only two years …show more content…
Examples are the Register House that had a massive domed hall, Edinburgh (1772-1792), and Edinburgh University (1788-1792) with an imposing neoclassical exterior and is perhaps his most successful exterior.
During his lifetime Robert and his brother Adam published two volumes of their designs, Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam (in 1773–1778 and 1779; a third volume was published posthumously, in 1822).
Adam died in his apartment in London in 1792 at the age of 62 after a blood vessel in his stomach burst, He left nearly 9,000 drawings, most of them were purchased by the architect John Soane and are now at the Soane Museum in London.
Robert adam was a talented individual who excelled at his craft and was not unaware of his abilities Scotland's most renowned architect and was also a highly skilled furniture designer in his time, he was the leader of the classical revival’s first phase from around 1760, he influenced the architecture’s direction for years across many Europe, North America and