Robert Adam (3 July 1728 – 3 March 1792) was a Scottish
neoclassical architect, interior designer and
furniture designer. He was the son of
William Adam (1689–1748), the country's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother
John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the
Board of Ordnance, after William's death.