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  • The Life of Alexander Thomson

    The following post is a re-publishing of Thomas Gildard’s address to the Architectural Section of the Glasgow Philosophical Society, which was appreciatively digitised and published by the fantastic resource that is: www.archiseek.com, which…

  • Thomson’s Unknown Church

    Thomson’s collection of three churches; Queen’s Park (1868 – 1943), Caledonia Road (1855 – ruined ), and St Vincent Street (1857), are among his most well known works, and deservedly so. Each is a…

  • Greek (Non) Thomson

    Throughout his career Thomson delivered a number of talks allowing him to present some of his architectural theory as well as displaying his scholarly knowledge of different styles. Of these, the four that are…

  • Thomson and Turner

    January not only marks the first month of the Alexander Thomson Bicentenary, but it also plays host to the Scottish National Gallery’s annual ‘Turner in January’ exhibition. The National Gallery boasts a…