Robert Adam Rome scholarship awarded to Cambridge master’s student

The third Robert Adam Rome Scholarship in Architecture for 2027 has been awarded to a master’s student at the University of Cambridge.

Alexander Hulton will spend three months at the British School at Rome studying the tradition and evolution of classical architecture in Rome and Italy.

Hulton, who is working at traditional practice Stanhope Gate while completing his master’s degree, will focus his studies on how loggias and porticos were experienced as urban thresholds in renaissance Rome.

His study, called Between Urbs and Civitas, will explore how semi-enclosed architectural spaces shape public space and mediate between the street and the individual building or interior.

Robert Adam said: Robert Adam said: “We had a large number of very good applications for this year. The choice was difficult but we felt that Alex’s proposal was most pertinent and that he would gain the most personal benefit. We look forward to the outcomes of his research.’

Alex Hulton added: “I’d like to thank the trustees of the Robert Adam Rome Scholarship in Architecture and the British School at Rome for providing me with this significant opportunity, it’s a real privilege. 

“I’m also grateful to Stanhope Gate Architecture and the University of Cambridge for their continued support of my professional and academic development, and for fostering my interest in classical architecture.”