George Saumarez Smith

Spear’s Review

One of six directors at ADAM Architecture, George Saumarez Smith is among the leading lights of classical architecture today.

His style is one of simple and elegant English classicism, and it permeates his entire portfolio, whether the work be new buildings, extensions and repairs to historic properties or design consultancy. Last time Spear’s asked, his proudest project was the new art gallery for Richard Green in Bond Street, completed in 2011. 

‘I like that many people walk past it every day – and they don’t realise it’s a new building,’ he says. In his residential work, Saumarez Smith attracts mainly financial investors and entrepreneurs as his clients.