Alexander 'Greek' Thomson

Alexander 'Greek' Thomson by Stamp, Gavin. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781856691611.

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 Thomsons work, featuring both archive photographs of buildings now demolished, drawings and Phil Sayers 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. Thomsons decorative designs and furniture are also discussed.