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.
- ISBN10 1856691616
- ISBN13 9781856691611
- Publish Date 5 July 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 June 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Laurence King Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 176
- Language English