biography
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| (1728–92)
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| biography:
| Architect, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, E Scotland, UK. He studied at Edinburgh and in Italy (1754–8), and became architect of the king's works (1761–9), jointly with Sir William Chambers. He established a practice in London in 1758, and during the next 40 years he and his brother James Adam (1730–94), succeeded in transforming the prevailing Palladian fashion in architecture by a series of romantically elegant variations on diverse classical originals. One of their greatest projects was the Adelphi (demolished 1936), off the Strand, London. Good surviving examples of their work are Home House in London's Portland Square, and Register House in Edinburgh. They also designed furniture and fittings to suit the houses they planned and decorated, strongly influenced by Chinese motifs in wallpapers, carpets, and furniture. |
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