Adam brothers

Adam brothers

The four Adam brothers: John (1721-1792, born Edinburgh), Robert - the important one, James and William, (1738-1822, suicide) together designed classical buildings. Father was an architect. Ini...

Group, Architecture, Property, Scotland

1 memorial
James Adam

James Adam

Born Edinburgh. Died 13 Albemarle Street. By 1754 had joined the family architectural firm. One of four Adam brothers.

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial
Robert Adam

Robert Adam

Born in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland. Died 13 Albemarle Street and is buried in Westminster Abbey. Robert is the most celebrated of the four Adam brothers, who together designed classical build...

Person, Architecture, Seriously Famous, Scotland

4 memorials
Adams, Holden and Pearson

Adams, Holden and Pearson

Architectural partnership. 1899 Charles Holden joined H. Percy Adams' practice and became a partner in 1907. In 1913 Lionel Pearson became a partner. Their designs include 55 Broadway, the headquar...

Group, Architecture

5 memorials
Maurice Adams

Maurice Adams

Architect. Born Maurice Bingham Adams. He was instrumental in the founding of Bedford Park in West London, where he designed many of the houses and parts of St Michael & All Angels Church. In 1...

Person, Architecture

5 memorials
Adelphi Terrace

Adelphi Terrace

The Adam brothers built a very large development including a run of houses with a terrace that over-looked the river, which was much closer before the Embankment was built. It was this terrace that...

Place, Architecture

3 memorials
Albert Bridge

Albert Bridge

Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish, as an Ordish-Lefeuvre system modified cable-stayed bridge. It proved to be structurally unsound, so between 1884 and 1887 Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorpora...

Building, Architecture

3 memorials
Alexander

Alexander

First name unknown. Architect active in 1891.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Thomas Allom

Thomas Allom

Architect and artist.  Born Lambeth.  Founding member of RIBA.  Travelled extensively and illustrated topographical publications. Waymarking has the text of a 1997 paper by Leslie du Cane which sa...

Person, Architecture, Art

1 memorial
Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando

Much admired auto-didact Japanese architect.

Person, Architecture, Japan

1 memorial
505 more subjects