Robert & James Adam (Architectural Documents) - Softcover
Examines the designs of the eighteenth-century architects and discusses their influence on the development of English architecture
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Inspired by Greek and Roman architecture, 18th-century Scottish architect Robert Adam, whose brother James was a key assistant, designed many private and public buildings and interiors in Scotland and England, in a way that, the authors state, "added grace and beauty by a mixture of grotesque, stucco and painted ornaments, together with flowing rainceau, with its fanciful figures and winding foliage." But their reputation as decorators, the Rykwerts argue, has obscured the Adams's importance in other areaseliminating improvisation by exercising rigid control over numerous craftsmen (plasterers, cabinetmakers, metal-workers), devising techniques for fitting "the stately life-style of the aristocracy into narrow urban sites," and pioneering work in high-density urban development. The extensive text is illustrated with 217 photographs and drawings. December
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- PublisherRizzoli
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0847805891
- ISBN 13 9780847805891
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages223
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