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Adam, John [1721-1792. UK. Architect/Furniture Designer]
Adam, John [1721-1792. UK. Architect/Furniture Designer]
John Adam was born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Scotland and was baptised on 5 March 1721. He was the son of the architect and landscape designer William Adam (1689-1748) and in 1728 moved with his family to Edinburgh where his father had a practice. After training with his father, he subsequently worked with him as his assistant, and following his death in 1748 took over the practice. His first move was to take his younger brother, Robert Adam (1728-1792), into partnership and over the next decade they worked together on a number of lucrative projects, mainly in the Highlands, including the completion of some of their father’s commissions. The most significant commission received by the practice was Dumfries House, a new house for William Dalrymple, Earl of Dumfries in Ayrshire in 1754. Later that year Robert Adam left Scotland for Italy on his Grand Tour. Following his return he established his own independent practice in London in 1758, although he remained in partnership with his brother John.
In 1761 John Adam became actively involved in the Society for Promoting the Reading and Speaking of the English Language in Scotland. By the end of the 1760s, he had effectively given up practising as an architect, although as an expert on bridge construction he acted as an advisor. He died in Blair Adam, Tayside, Scotland on 25 June 1792.
For a detailed list of architectural projects by John Adam see Colvin, 4th edition, 2008 pp. 42-44
In 1761 John Adam became actively involved in the Society for Promoting the Reading and Speaking of the English Language in Scotland. By the end of the 1760s, he had effectively given up practising as an architect, although as an expert on bridge construction he acted as an advisor. He died in Blair Adam, Tayside, Scotland on 25 June 1792.
For a detailed list of architectural projects by John Adam see Colvin, 4th edition, 2008 pp. 42-44
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Bibliography
1. Allinson, Ken. Architects and architecture of London. Oxford, England: Architectural Press, 2008
2. Colvin, Howard, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840. New Haven, Connecticut and London: Yale University Press, 4th edition, 2008
1. Allinson, Ken. Architects and architecture of London. Oxford, England: Architectural Press, 2008
2. Colvin, Howard, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840. New Haven, Connecticut and London: Yale University Press, 4th edition, 2008
