威廉·亚当（William Adam，1689年10月 – 1748年6月24日）是一位苏格兰建筑师和商人，生前是苏格兰著名的建筑师之一。[1][2] 他有时担任建筑师，有时也当独立承包商。他设计建造的建筑多属帕拉第奥式，但也受到了约翰·凡布鲁的巴洛克式建筑的影响。
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 威廉·艾克曼为亚当·绘制的肖像画，1727年 |
| 出生 | 1689年10月
Linktown of Abbotshall（今法夫柯科迪） |
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| 逝世 | 1748年6月24日（58岁） |
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| 职业 | 建筑师 |
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| 建筑 | 霍普顿庄园
马维斯邦庄园
达夫庄园
波洛克庄园 |
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| 项目 | 因弗拉雷城堡 |
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在18世纪，威廉·亚当被誉为苏格兰的“世界建筑师”（Universal Architect），以显示他的声望与影响力。[3] 但到了20世纪早期，一些建筑评论家，例如科林·麦克威廉等开始对其进行批判。[1] 他的儿子中有三人，即约翰、罗伯特和詹姆斯也成为了较有名气的建筑师，后两者也是“亚当风格”的创始人。
Glendinning, et al. (1999) p.48
John Clerk of Eldin first used the term "Universal Architect" to describe Adam, in his unpublished Life of Robert Adam. Gifford (1990) p.1
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- Adam, William. Vitruvius Scoticus Being a Collection of Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Public Buildings, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Houses in Scotland, Principally from the Designs of the Late William Adams, Esq. Architect. Edinburgh: Printed for Adam Black and J.J. Robertson, 1812.
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