Alexander Thomson
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Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outside Glasgow during his lifetime.
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!["Greek" Thomson's later work such as the Grecian Chambers on Sauchiehall Street used Greek and Egyptian forms.[1][2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Grecian_Chambers_On_Sauchiehall_Street_%2834306687993%29.jpg/1280px-Grecian_Chambers_On_Sauchiehall_Street_%2834306687993%29.jpg)
"Greek" Thomson's later work such as the Grecian Chambers on Sauchiehall Street used Greek and Egyptian forms.[1][2]
Caledonia Road Church, Glasgow
Thomson's Egyptian Halls on Union Street
St. Vincent Street Free Church
Caledonia Road Church, Glasgow
Terraced houses on Millbrae Crescent in Langside, c. 1870
Alexander "Greek" Thomson by John Mossman, 1877Architects born in the 1810s 6
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Alexander "Greek" Thomson was an eminent Scottish architect and architectural theorist who was a pioneer in sustainable building. Although his work was published in the architectural press of his day, it was little appreciated outside Glasgow during his lifetime. It has only been since the 1950s and 1960s that his critical reputation has revived - not least of all in connection with his probable influence on Frank Lloyd Wright.
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