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William Adam

Scottish architect

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British architecture

  • Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
    In Robert Adam: Early life

    …was the second son of William Adam, the foremost Scottish architect of his time. William, who as master mason to the Board of Ordnance in North Britain supervised the design of military buildings, also designed numerous country houses in a conservative Palladian style—the modified classic Roman style that was originally…

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