Alexander Thomson (architect)

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Alexander Thomson (architect) was a 19th-century Scottish architect renowned for his distinctive Glasgow buildings that fused classical forms with innovative structural design, earning him the nickname "Greek Thomson."

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instanceOf Scottish architect
architect
human
activeYearsEnd 1875
activeYearsStart 1840
burialPlace Southern Necropolis, Glasgow
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
countryOfDeath Scotland
dateOfBirth 1817-04-09
dateOfDeath 1875-03-22
employer Baird & Thomson
Thomson & Sandilands
fieldOfWork architecture
heritageDesignation several works listed as Category A buildings in Scotland
honorific commemorated by the Alexander Thomson Society
influencedBy Egyptian architecture
Oriental architecture
classical Greek architecture
memberOf Glasgow Architectural Society
movement Eclecticism in architecture
Greek Revival architecture
name Alexander Thomson
nickname Greek Thomson
notableFor development of a unique Glasgow classicism
distinctive use of Greek classical motifs in urban tenements
innovative structural use of iron and glass
notableWork Caledonia Road Church
Double villa, Langside
Egyptian Halls
Great Western Terrace
Greenside Place, Glasgow
Moray Place, Strathbungo
Queen’s Park United Presbyterian Church
St Vincent Street Church
Walmer Crescent
placeOfBirth Balfron
placeOfDeath Millport
positionHeld President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
sibling George Thomson
spouse Jane Nicholson
style Greek Revival
classical architecture
ornamental cast-iron detailing
workLocation Glasgow

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