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SIR JOHN JAMES BURNET (1857–1938) Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect best known for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, his home town, including the Athenaeum, the Glasgow Savings Bank, the extensions to Merchants’ House and Charing Cross Mansions. His work also stretched beyond Glasgow, most notably the extension to the British Museum in London. DO YOU AGREE WITH OUR SELECTION? TELL US ABOUT ANY OTHER SCOTTISH ARCHITECTS. VISIT THE LINK TO FACEBOOK OR TWITTER AT WWW.SCOTTISHFIELD.CO.UK

David Bryce (1803-1876) Possibly the most eminent of Bryce’s architectural work is his recasting of the Bank of Scotland building which dominates The Mound in Edinburgh. He also designed a number of country houses, churches and public buildings including Fettes College and the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. In 1835, Bryce was elected an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, and in the following year became an academician. He was also a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Architectural Institute of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Tait was considered to be one of Scotland’s foremost architects between the wars. He was a Scottish Modernist Architect who played a major role in the design of the Kodak Building in London, considered to be among the first examples of modern architecture in the country. Tait is remembered prominently in Scotland for St Andrews House in Edinburgh; however he did work on other landmarks worldwide such as the pylons for Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia and later versions of the Selfridges building in Oxford Street, London.