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Author : Eileen Harris
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015076168304
Providing a pictorial survey of Robert Adam's distinctive architectural style, this book looks at the architecture, furniture and interior design from some of his most notable town and country houses.
Author : Geoffrey W. Beard,Robert Adam
Publisher : John Bartholomew & Son
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Country homes
ISBN : UCAL:B4328915
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:756826432
Author : Jeremy Musson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1858946395
ADAM Architecture has a worldwide reputation for traditional Western design. Although the practice is based in the UK, it has built award-winning projects of all types around the world, and is known for combining modern interpretations of the Classical tradition with the latest technology. Among its most admired work are its country houses, and 19 of these houses are the focus of this new book, written by architectural historian Jeremy Musson. Robert Adam co-founded the practice (as Winchester Design) in 1986, and has worked with technical director Paul Hanvey for more than 30 years (including at a previous incarnation of the practice). Adam now works with three other architect-directors - Nigel Anderson, Hugh Petter and George Saumarez Smith - to build country houses that are not period reproductions but creative interpretations of past traditions. Each director has his own architectural personality, together producing a body of work that uses historical precedents, including construction techniques, materials, layout and details, to give expression to thoroughly modern works. Their schemes address the modern-day realities of energy conservation, climate control, internet access, computer-managed systems and security - all prerequisites in contemporary house design. Unlike country houses of the past, today's houses must be functional without live-in staff. Kitchens are now the focus of much family life and entertaining, rather than spaces to be kept from sight. These and numerous other practical considerations receive meticulous attention in an ADAM Architecture country house. The book begins with two forewords, with Clive Aslet and Calder Loth offering their interpretations of the ideal country house from a British and an American perspective respectively. The introduction provides an overview of the rich and varied tradition of the English country house, from the medieval manor house to houses of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, and the Classically inspired designs of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through to the architecture of the Gothic Revival and then the Arts and Crafts Movement. Architects associated with the country house throughout the ages include, among others, John Vanburgh, William Chambers, Robert Adam, John Nash and Sir Edwin Lutyens. And now, today, ADAM Architecture is one of the leading practices designing and building new country houses.
Author : Robert Adam,Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Publisher : New York, N.Y. : Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015009408124
Author : Eileen Harris
Publisher : Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300081294
"Most of Adam's enormous body of work was in pre-existing houses; the challenges of remodelling stimulated his inventive imagination, and he became a master at turning awkward situations to advantage. Harris has mined archival sources, including the large collection of drawings from the Adam office at Sir John Soane's Museum in London, and fully examined the houses themselves to discover exactly what Adam did in each project and why. Taking into account later alterations and renovations, Adam-revival additions, and so-called accurate restorations of the last twenty-five years, Harris brings to light how much of Adam's original work was conditioned by circumstance and how much was left to invention.".
Author : Cooper-Hewitt national design museum (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1003140650
Author : Robert Adam,James Adam
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486156972
One of the most celebrated books in architectural history, this volume consists of 106 illustrated plates that influenced generations of British and American architectural and furniture designs.
Author : Clive Aslet
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300263138
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
Author : James Stourton
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780711276284
Great Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each.
Author : Robert Adam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1991-04-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015047743979
In Classical Architecture Robert Adam traces the history of classical design to the present day and provides examples of virtually every one of its applications.
Author : Ian Gow
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781474468602
This new illustrated paperback edition examines the Scottish country house in all its guises - from great classical houses like Hopetoun, to familiar castles such as Glamis and Craigievar - as well as giving insights into the architects who designed them, including William and Robert Adam, Sir John James Burnet and Sir William Bruce.
Author : Richard John
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781920744540
This addition to the 'New Classicists' series features the work of Robert Adam Architects Ltd, one of the leading practitioners of of traditional design in the UK. The practice manages a broad portfolio of work including house conversions and additions.
Author : Jeremy Musson
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780847835690
A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to England’s finest rooms. In this splendid book, renowned historian Jeremy Musson explores the interiors and decoration of the great country houses of England, offering a brilliantly detailed presentation of the epitome of style in each period of the country house, including the great Jacobean manor house, the Georgian mansion, and the Gothic Revival castle. For the first time, houses known worldwide for their exquisite architecture and decoration--including Wilton, Chatsworth, and Castle Howard--are seen in unprecedented detail. With intimate views of fabric, gilding, carving, and furnishings, the book will be a source of inspiration to interior designers, architects, and home owners, and a must-have for anglophiles and historic house enthusiasts. The fifteen houses included represent the key periods in the history of English country house decoration and cover the major interior fashions and styles. Stunning new color photographs by Paul Barker-who was given unparalleled access to the houses-offer readers new insights into the enduring English country house style. Supplementing these are unique black-and-white images from the archive of the esteemed Country Life magazine. Among the aspects of these that the book covers are: paneling, textile hangings (silks to cut velvet), mural painting, plasterwork, stone carving, gilding, curtains, pelmets, heraldic decoration, classical imagery, early upholstered furniture, furniture designed by Thomas Chippendale, carved chimney-pieces, lass, use of sculpture, tapestry, carpets, picture hanging, collecting of art and antiques, impact of Grand Tour taste, silver, use of marble, different woods, the importance of mirror glass, boulle work, English Baroque style, Palladian style, neo-Classical style, rooms designed by Robert Adam, Regency, Gothic Revival taste, Baronial style, French 18th century style, and room types such as staircases, libraries, dining rooms, parlors, bedrooms, picture galleries, entrance halls and sculpture galleries. Houses covered include: Hatfield - early 1600s (Jacobean); Wilton - 1630/40s (Inigo Jones); Boughton - 1680/90s (inspired by Versailles); Chatsworth -1690/early 1700s (Baroque); Castle Howard - early 1700s (Vanbrugh); Houghton - 1720s (Kent); Holkham - 1730s-50s (Palladian); Syon Park - 1760s (Adam); Harewood - 1760s/70s (neo-Classical); Goodwood - 1790s/1800s (neo-Classical/Regency); Regency at Chatsworth/Wilton/C Howard etc - 1820/30s; Waddesdon Manor - 1870/80ss (French Chateau style); Arundel Castle -1880s/90s (Gothic Revival); Berkeley Castle - 1920/30s (period recreations and antique collections); Parham House - 1920s/30s (period restorations and antique collections). The range is from the early 17th century to present day, drawn from the authenticated interiors of fifteen great country houses, almost all still in private hands and occupied as private residences still today. The book shows work by twentieth-century designers who have helped evolve the country house look, including Nancy Lancaster, David Hicks, Colefax & Fowler, and David Mlinaric
Author : Frances Sands
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781784914639
The iconic eighteenth-century architect Robert Adam was based in London for more than half of his life and made more designs for this one city than anywhere else in the world. This book reviews a wide variety of his designs for London, highlighting lesser-known buildings as well as familiar ones.