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The Society are delighted to announce that Dominic d’Angelo has taken over the role of Chair following the end of Scott Abercrombie’s 3 year term. Scott remains on the board of the Society as a trustee. Dominic d’Angelo was Hon. Secretary of The Alexander Thomson Society from its inception for about ten years, after which…
We are delighted to be able to announce a pair of events in the Southside, which are being supported by grant from Glasgow City Heritage Trust. The events are as follows: Southside ThomsonThursday 18 May at 7.00pmDownstairs in the Bungo, Nithsdale Road Strathbungo An illustrated talk by Sally White about Alexander Thomson’s considerable portfolio of…
The Alexander Thomson Society are delighted to announce the results of the Mark Baines Architectural Illustration Competition. – Winner: Alec Boreham– Commendation: Frank Boyle– Commendation: Frank Boyle– Commendation: Dominique C. Vermeulen– Student commendation: Sahil Rattha Singh We are thankful to our judges who assessed the entries during our exhibition at The Lighthouse. We are also…
Exhibitions of entries to our Mark Baines Architectural Illustration Competition, and of a selection of drawings from our Glasgow Domestic Building Details survey are now open to view at The Lighthouse. The exhibitions will be open 1pm-5pm 3rd-6th May and 9th-13th May. Info here: https://www.alexanderthomsonsociety.org.uk/?page_id=5068
The Alexander Thomson Society is delighted to announce the ‘Remembering Mark Baines’ Biennial Architectural Illustration Competition. The late Mark Baines was a founding member and Chair of the Society, an architect, and teacher of architecture at the Macintosh School of Architecture. He continually emphasised the importance of drawing architecture, was never without a sketchbook. The…
We are pleased to announce a series of lectures taking place online over the next 3 months. We had delayed our lecture series in the hope that we could return to hosting physical events, however we feel that this would still remain a challenge for the Society as things are currently. We also had a…
Following its closure during the pandemic, the National Trust for Scotland has confirmed that Holmwood will be reopening to visitors on 26th June. Redecoration works have been able to continue whilst the house has been closed to the public. These works aim to recreate Thomson’s highly decorative interiors and the parlour has now been completely…
In 2019 the Alexander Thomson Society launched a competition entitled Reimagining Egyptian Halls, in order to encourage designers from across the world to think creatively about what a future use for Greek Thomson’s masterpiece of warehouse design might be. We celebrated the entries received through exhibitions at the New Glasgow Society and The Lighthouse, and…
Founded in 1991. The Alexander Thomson Society works to promote and safeguard the works of the Scottish architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.
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