Alexander 'Greek' Thomson

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Alexander 'Greek' Thomson

Gavin Stamp ; with new photography by Phil Sayer

Laurence King Publishing in association with Glasgow 1999, 1999

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Description

Alexander "Greek" Thomson (1817-75) who lived and worked in Glasgow and was in practice there from 1849 produced a distintive modern architecture based on a fundamentalist classicism that earned him the nickname "Greek". This book offers a visual guide to Thomson's work, featuring both archive photographs of buildings now demolished, drawings and Phil Sayer's specially commissioned photographs of extant works. An introductory biographical essay is followed by sections focusing on each of the main building types - churches, commercial buildings, terraces and tenemants, and villas - each introduced by a short essay. Thomson's decorative designs and furniture are also discussed.

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  • Churches
  • commercial buildings
  • terraces and tenements
  • villas
  • decorative designs and furniture.

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