To celebrate the bicentenary of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson‘s birth a programme of events and activities have been planned to take place throughout 2017. We will continue to update this calendar throughout the year with more and more exciting events as these are confirmed so please keep checking back. You can also sign up to our e-mail newsletter here to stay up to date.

May
23
Wed
ATS Talks: Niall Murphy – Sir John James Burnet @ Bourdon Building - Glasgow School of Art
May 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
ATS Talks: Niall Murphy - Sir John James Burnet @ Bourdon Building - Glasgow School of Art

Architect and deputy director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, Niall Murphy, will deliver a talk focussing on the life and work of Sir John James Burnet. His works include Charing Cross Mansions and the Clyde Navigation Trust building in Glasgow, and works to British Museum and Selfridges in London.

Jun
27
Wed
ATS Talks: Paul O’Keeffe – ‘An Art For All To Learn’ John Ruskin on Architecture @ TBC
Jun 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
ATS Talks: Paul O'Keeffe - 'An Art For All To Learn' John Ruskin on Architecture @ TBC

Art historian and actor Paul O’Keeffe joins the Society to perform John Ruskin’s ‘Architecture’ lecture, from the Ruskin’s 1853 series of lectures originally delivered to the Philosophical Institution in Edinburgh.

Jul
25
Wed
ATS Talks: Dominic Ferrie – James Sellars @ Bourdon Building - Glasgow School of Art
Jul 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
ATS Talks: Dominic Ferrie - James Sellars @ Bourdon Building - Glasgow School of Art

Nominated for the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards in 2017 for his research into James Sellars and his Kelvinside Academy building, Dominic Ferrie will present his ongoing research into the life and work of Sellars, and his link to Alexander Thomson.

Aug
22
Wed
ATS Talks: Helen Kendrick / Iain McGillivray – Glasgow Interiors / Holmwood @ Bourdon Building - Glasgow School of Art
Aug 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
ATS Talks: Helen Kendrick / Iain McGillivray - Glasgow Interiors / Holmwood @ Bourdon Building - Glasgow School of Art

Iain McGillivray will discuss the ongoing and planned restoration work at Holmwood, one of Thomson’s finest interiors. Followed by Helen Kendrick who will deliver a talk drawing from her fantastic book, Glasgow Interiors, prepared in collaboration with Neale Smith.

Oct
5
Fri
ATS Talks: The Gavin Stamp Lecture – Owen Hatherley @ St Vincent Street Church, Glasgow
Oct 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
ATS Talks: The Gavin Stamp Lecture - Owen Hatherley @ St Vincent Street Church, Glasgow

Writer, journalist and architecture critic, Owen Hatherley, joins the Society to deliver the inaugural Gavin Stamp lecture. Owen is the author of Militant Modernism, Landscapes of Communism and A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain.