威廉·亞當（William Adam，1689年10月 – 1748年6月24日）是一位蘇格蘭建築師和商人，生前是蘇格蘭著名的建築師之一。[1][2] 他有時擔任建築師，有時也當獨立承包商。他設計建造的建築多屬帕拉第奧式，但也受到了約翰·凡布魯的巴洛克式建築的影響。
事实速览 William Adam, 出生 ...
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 威廉·艾克曼為亞當·繪製的肖像畫，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歲） |
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| 职业 | 建筑师 |
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| 建筑 | 霍普頓莊園
馬維斯邦莊園
達夫莊園
波洛克莊園 |
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| 项目 | 因弗拉雷城堡 |
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关闭
在18世紀，威廉·亞當被譽為蘇格蘭的“世界建築師”（Universal Architect），以顯示他的聲望與影響力。[3] 但到了20世紀早期，一些建築評論家，例如科林·麥克威廉等開始對其進行批判。[1] 他的兒子中有三人，即約翰、羅伯特和詹姆斯也成為了較有名氣的建築師，后兩者也是“亞當風格”的創始人。
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John Clerk of Eldin first used the term "Universal Architect" to describe Adam, in his unpublished Life of Robert Adam.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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