# Robert Adam — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Robert Adam in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Adam, the brothers Adam

**First appearance:** 0017-iv

## Who they are

Neoclassical architect known for elegant interior design.

## Relationships

### [H. H. Richardson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/h_h_richardson)

_psychological_

Richardson admired Adam's neoclassical work but reinterpreted it through a heavier, more robust American lens.

### [Andrea Palladio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/andrea_palladio)

_psychological_

Adam was deeply inspired by Palladio's villas and classical principles, adapting them into his own neoclassical designs.

## In the story

### [The Heritage of the Renaissance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/ii-the-heritage-of-the-renaissance)

Listed among the architects whose works (the brothers Adam) influenced architecture after the mid-eighteenth century.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/ii)

Listed among the later authorities (with the brothers Adam) who shaped architectural fashion after the mid-eighteenth century.

### [The Classical Myth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii-the-classical-myth)

His patrons' interest in classical forms is noted; his style influenced American interiors.

### [The Classical Myth and the American Renaissance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned in connection with letters from patrons showing avid interest in classical forms.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/ii)

McIntire's interior settings were fashioned in the style of Robert Adam, enabling Salem merchants to live like lords.

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