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	ADAM, ROBERT - LoveToKnow Article on ADAM, ROBERT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For the remaining years of Robert's life the practice of the firm was the most extensive in the country; his position was unquestioned, and when he died in 1792 he was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey almost as a matter of course.
		French influence disposed Robert Adam to the development of painted furniture with inlays of beautiful exotic woods, and many of his designs, especially for sideboards, are extremely attractive, mainly by reason of their austere simplicity.
		Robert Adam was no doubt at first led to turn his thoughts towards furniture by his desire to see his light, delicate, graceful interiors, with their large sense of atmosphere and their refined and finished detail, filled with plenishings which fitted naturally into his scheme.
	28.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AD/ADAM_ROBERT.htm (1354 words)

	Robert Adam Biography
		In this movement Robert Adam was the leader, and his influence, paramount from 1764 to 1784, persisted for half a century, strongly affecting the work of George Hepplewhite, Thomas Sheraton, and all their contemporaries.
		Robert Adam, the most prominent of a gifted family, was the second of six children of William Adam, a Scotsman, of Maryburgh, the two youngest being daughters.
		Adam produced a total change in the architecture of this country; and his fertile genius in elegant ornament was not confined to the decoration of buildings, but has been diffused into almost every branch of manufacture".
	www.furniturestyles.net /european/english/robert-adam.html (1953 words)

	AllRefer.com - Robert Adam (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Robert Adam designed his buildings to achieve the most harmonious relation between the exterior, the interior, and the furniture.
		Adam himself contributed an important study, Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia (1764).
		Robert was architect to the king from 1762 until 1768, when he was succeeded by James.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Adam-Rob.html (345 words)

	Robert Adam furniture
		Robert Adam was born on July 3, 1728 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire in Scotland.
		Robert Adam became famous for his creation of a popular architectural and furniture style in the last half of the Eighteenth Century.
		Adam died in 1792 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
	nh.essortment.com /robertadam_rcwl.htm (536 words)

	Robert Adam's Drawings
		Throughout his career, Robert Adam kept copies of the designs he provided his clients, together with all of the preparatory sketch-designs for commissioned projects and any drawings he made illustrating his own ideas for buildings, including his persistent and largely unfulfilled ambition to design and build a large public building or royal palace.
		In some cases the difficulties could be overcome, and for example Robert Adam (in association with his brother James) was the supervising architect for the construction of Register House in Edinburgh from the laying of its foundation stone in 1774 until his death in 1792.
		Far away from London, Adam acted in a very similar role to any modern architect, in that the work was executed by local contractors and craftsmen (sometimes local, sometimes from London and regularly associated with Adam’s projects) paid directly by the client, with Adam paid a percentage fee for providing designs and supervising the work.
	sites.scran.ac.uk /ada/documents/general/adams_drawings.htm (1110 words)

	Robert Adam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Adam (1728 - 1792) Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife and trained in Edinburgh and Italy, Adam created one of the eighteenth century's most influential architectural firms.
		Adam was architect to King George III but had to relinquish that office when he was elected member of Parliament for Kinross-shire in 1768.
		Adam also designed distinctive vases and urns and his styles became immensely fashionable and were imitated on the continent and in America.
	www.webscot.co.uk /greatscots/robertadam.htm (251 words)

	Robert Adam's Vision of Edinburgh Project - Illustrated essay on The Development of Eighteenth-Century Edinburgh
		Robert Adam's principal contribution to the New Town, Charlotte Square, is the epitomy of eighteenth century sophistication in its restrained architectural design.
		The Trustees commissioned Robert and James Adam to provide designs for their new building, and although construction was not begun until 1774, Register House was to prove a continuing advertisement in Edinburgh for Robert Adam’s abilities as an architect.
		Adam, with the experience behind him of designing The Adelphi and his other urban schemes in London, was regarded by his contemporaries as particularly skilled at designing such unified facades.
	www.scran.ac.uk /dl/ada/documents/edinburgh/c18_edinburgh.htm (4140 words)

	Robert Adam \| West Country Fires \| British Interiors - Architects
		Robert Adam was born in Kirkaldy, Fife Scotland in 1728 and is famous for hi furniture and interior designs and most importantly for his work as an architect.
		Robert Adam died aged 64, in London and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
		Robert Adam's designs were submitted in 1771 and consist of a rectangular quadrangle with towers on the corners and positioned half way along the short sides of the building.
	www.westcountryfires.co.uk /fireplaces_info/robert_adam.asp (1020 words)

	Adam style (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, the son of a well known Scottish architect.
		Robert and James were the most famous; they designed important buildings and interiors in a restrained, classic manner, much influenced by the discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum.
		The Adams also used inserts of Wedgwood medallions, which were frequently designed by John Flaxman, as well as composition ornaments for bas relief ceilings and friezes.
	ah.bfn.org /a/DCTNRY/a/adam.html (470 words)

	Robert Adam (1728-1792) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Adam studied at Edinburgh University, and then set off on the Grand Tour in 1754, travelling through France and Italy, and returning after 4 years well versed in classical and Italian Renaissance architecture.
		Robert Adam's own work was mainly Classical, in a lighter style than the Palladians, but his wide studies from his travels left him with a large ouvre of classical variants to draw from, and he used what he felt suited each building.
		Among artists employed by Adam to decorate his interiors are the painter Angelica Kauffman, the sculptor John Flaxman, and the Italian painters Antonio Zucchi (work at Osterley, Kenwood, Adelphi) and Giovanni Cipriani (Syon House interior decoration).
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /speel/arch/adam.htm (411 words)

	Robert Adam
		Robert Adam was born in Kirkaldy, Fifeshire in 1728, the son of a stonemason.
		Adam built upon this momentum, but he soon evolved a style all his own that can best be described as "neo-classical"; light, elegant lines unbound by strict classical proportion.
		Robert Adam died in 1792 at the age of 64.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/robert_adam.htm (598 words)

	TCU-in-Scotland: The Search for Genius
		Robert is born to William Adam and Mary Robertson, Mrs.
		Robert succeeds by virtue of his talents, his vision, and his family's reputation; his career completes its first phase, located in Scotland and Italy, which is basically a long apprenticeship, and begins its second phase, where he makes a name for himself and develops "the Adams style".
		Robert is elected MP for Kinross-shire; "William Adam and Company" begins work on the Adelphi Project, which was the first of a series of overly ambitious projects which would nearly bankrupt the family firm, and cause the formerly closeknit family to splinter.
	www.drl.tcu.edu /Scotland/NorthernLights/adam.html (601 words)

	Stirling University Library: Robert Adam (1728-1792) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Adam is the most celebrated of four architect brothers, John, Robert, James and William, who together designed classical buildings in the area of London named Adelphi in their honour.
		Robert was born at Kirkcaldy and educated at Edinburgh University, where he was friendly with David Hume, William Robertson, Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson.
		Adam was elected F.R.S. and F.S.A. and in 1762 was appointed architect to the king and queen.
	www.library.stir.ac.uk /spcoll/airthrey/radam.html (352 words)

	Explore The University of Edinburgh \| Robert Adam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Adam was born in Kirkcaldy in July 1728.
		His father, William Adam, was a stonemason and architect; Robert and his brothers all followed his example, going on to become important figures in their field.
		Adam worked on the designs for a wide range of famous buildings around the country, including many in and around Edinburgh.
	www.ed.ac.uk /history/robertadam.html (241 words)

	Robert Adam
		The Scottish artist and architect Robert Adam was brought up in Edinburgh, where he learned the rudiments of his profession in his father's architectural firm.
		The character and range of Robert Adam's creativity, and the vital connection between his drawings and his buildings is demonstrated by this display.
		From small, rapid pen sketches in Adam's hand to vividly colored presentation drawings and grand perspectives executed by his assistants, a picture is formed of how Adam went about his business and organized the most productive drawing office of the Eighteenth Century.
	www.antiquesandthearts.com /archive/adam.htm (751 words)

	The Apsley House Torcheres - Furniture designed by Robert Adam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Adam proudly oversaw the entire building, decoration and furnishing of what was one of his most important private commissions.
		Adam’s original drawings show that the interiors were decorated in a refined neo-classical manner in the style of his great project at the Adelphi.
		Adam derived the design of the torchères from the famous second century Roman candelabra from Santa Costanza that he may have seen when he was in Rome for two years between 1755 and 1757.
	www.mallettantiques.com /featured_item/apsley-house-torcheres-by-Robert-Adam.htm (550 words)

	ROBERT ADAM & REGISTER HOUSE -
		Adam resigned from this post in 1768, on his election as an MP, prior to receiving any commissions for a major public building.
		Adam was based in London during the time he spent working on Register House and made only rare visits to inspect the work in progress.
		Adam also insisted that there should be no building during the winter to allow the building materials to settle and consolidate.
	www.freewebs.com /registerhouse (1310 words)

	The Adam Style
		It was, however, the ideology, the experiences, and genius of Robert Adam that truly influences and gives shape to the movement, or revolution, as it is sometimes described.
		Robert Adam was born in 1728, the second son of William Adam, one of the most prominent architects in Scotland of his day.
		The Adam style is largely decorative in nature, and it is the interiors of the structures he designed which constitute the expression of his architectural ideals.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/classics/wziobro/ClassicalAmerica/AdamStyleHP.html (1056 words)

	The Borders and Gallway Regions : In Depth \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Adam: Architect to the King--In the field of architecture, one Scottish name towers over all the rest: Robert Adam (1728-92), whose adaptations of the Italian Palladian style have been admired and duplicated in public and private buildings around the world.
		Adam's genius derived from his synthesis of the decorative traditions of the French and Italian Renaissance with the ancient monuments of Greece and Rome.
		Robert was born in Kirkcaldy, in Fife, but soon emigrated to the source of most of his large commissions, London.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/thebordersandgallwayregions/2023010012.html (672 words)

	Culzean Castle hotel accommodation Ayrshire Scotland. Map
		In fact, Adam had used the positioning of the house on the rocky bluff overlooking the sea to compose a 'medieval' castle with battlemented towers and turrets.
		It was Adam's attempt at a new kind of building: rugged and natural, but with the pedigree of the 'antique' and classical in detail.
		In common with other 18th century architects, for Robert Adam interior decoration was of equal importance to the structure.
	www.aboutscotland.com /culzean/adam.html (753 words)

	Robert Adam
		Father died when he was 20 and Robert became a member of the family firm now called Adam Brothers.
		Adam was no slavish Palladian however and his Style has become known as “neoclassical”.
		As Adam was more often than not asked to renovate existing buildings much of his work was concerned with interiors.
	www.britainunlimited.com /Biogs/Adam.htm (254 words)

	V&A - Robert Adam & William Chambers
		Robert Adam, represented by the panelling next to you, was seen as a breath of fresh air in the late 18th century, while William Chambers, who designed the large chimney-piece nearby, was more traditional in style.
		ADAM: Chambers who has been here six years is superior to me at present …but damn my blood but I will have fair trial of it and expect to do as much in six months as he has done in as many years.
		Robert Adam, the former haughty and reserved, the latter affable and communicative; and a similar distinction of character pervaded their works, Sir William's being stiff and formal, those of Mr.
	www.vam.ac.uk /collections/british_galls/audio_talk_art/robadam_willch (352 words)

	Scottish History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert was educated at Edinburgh University but never graduated due to illness and the '45 Jacobite rebellion.
		Part of the reason for his immense success was his insistence on designing everything himself down to the smallest detail which created a sense of unity and flow in his designs.
		Built to the designs of Robert Adam between 1791 and 1794, the Trades' Hall was built to house the federation of Glasgow's 14 trades, collectively known as the Trades' House and is located on Glassford Street, in Glasgow's City Centre.
	www.ourpasthistory.com /architecture/architecture_robert_adam.htm (313 words)

	Robert Adam - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was the second son of William Adam (1684-1748) of Maryburgh, Fife, a stonemason and architect of some note.
		Robert studied at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, then entered the University of Edinburgh in 1743 only for his studies to be interrupted by illness and the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
		In 1746, he joined his elder brother, John Adam, as an assistant to his father, and after their father's death in 1748, the two brothers became partners in the family business, now known as 'Adam Brothers'.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Robert_Adam (553 words)

	Adam, Robert on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ADAM, ROBERT [Adam, Robert], 1728-92, and James Adam, 1730-94, Scottish architects, brothers.
		Robert Adam display showing part of the ceiling from the house of David Garrick, c.
		Robert Cahow was killed in World War II and his body was recently found
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Adam-R1ob.asp (1247 words)

	Robert Adam - Edinburgh Bridewell - Castle Style Scheme 3
		Of all the designs prepared by Adam for the Bridewell, this is the most advanced for which drawings still exist.
		This fish-eye lens perspective view gives a sense of the enclosure and of the tension created across the space bounded by the curved bank of cells on one side and the inspection lodge opposite.The space is reminiscent of the nightmarish scenes created by the artist Piranesi in his "Carceri" or prison series of drawings.
		This gives a sense of the brooding atmosphere that Adam has created with this design The prisoners were always behind bars on their side of these railings, overlooking the courtyard.
	sites.scran.ac.uk /ada/documents/castle_style/bridewell/bridewell_castle_style_scheme3.htm (1794 words)

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