Robert Adam
was a Scottish architect. He spent a lot of time studying in Italy.
While he was there a large
amount of excavation work was taking place, especially around Pompeii. These
excavations and findings of the 1750’s had a large influence on his work.
When he
returned to England he became the Court Architect to George III. There were
already changes happening in the Georgian furniture, the flowing curves, the
ornate carving. Adam brought back the simple classical lines of the Roman and
Greek Styles.
The people
then turned to Adam’s simple straight lines and simple moldings. He started the
new Neo Classical style.
Robert Adam (1728–92) was one of the most
important British architects working in the Neo-classical style. He was a main
force in the development of a unified style that extended beyond architecture
and interiors to include both the fixed and moveable objects in a room. He
incorporated design ideas from ancient Greece and Rome into his forms and
decoration. His famous London houses include Kenwood House, Osterley Park and
Syon House.
Born in Kirkaldy, Scotland, Robert Adam was
the son of the established architect William Adam, and followed him into the
family practice. In 1754 he embarked on a ‘Grand Tour’, spending five years in
France and Italy visiting classical sites and studying architecture. On his
return Adam established his own practice in London with his brother James.
Although classical architecture was already becoming popular, Adam developed
his own style, known as the Adam style or Adamesque. This style was influenced
by classical design but did not follow Roman architectural rules as strictly as
Palladianism did.
Cite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_styleI
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