motion text |
That this House notes that 2017 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Alexander Greek
Thomson, one of the great architects of international stature produced by Victorian
Glasgow; further notes that Mr Thomson was extremely successful with a large clientele
for medium-sized villas and terraces of cottages in Pollokshields, Shawlands, Crossmyloof,
Cathcart, Langside, Bothwell and Cove and Kilcreggan; recognises Mr Thomson's works
still stand, including Moray Place, Great Western Terrace, Egyptian Halls in Union
Street, Grecian Chambers in Sauchiehall Street and his villa, Holmwood; notes that
Mr Thomson's work was almost entirely confined to Glasgow and was conspicuous for
its originality in producing a distinctive modern architecture from the precedents
provided by the Greeks, Egyptians and other ancient civilisations; and pays tribute
to the Alexander Thomson Society for dedicating itself to the protection, conservation
and promotion of the architect's surviving buildings.
|
|