John James Burnet | |
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 Sir John James Burnet | |
| Born | 31 May 1857 Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 2 July 1938 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | FRIBA; Knighthood; RSA; École des Beaux-Arts bronze medal (1914); École des Beaux-Arts gold medal (1922); Royal Gold Medal (1923 & 1938); RA (1925); |
| Practice | John Burnet and Son; later Burnet, Tait & Lorne |
| Buildings | Athenaeum Theatre, Glasgow (1891); King Edward VII Gallery, British Museum, London (1905); Unilever House, London (1933) |
| Design | Neoclassical, Art Deco, Streamline Moderne |
Sir John James Burnet FRSE FRIBA RSA RA (31 May 1857[1] – 2 July 1938) was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow and London. He was the son of the architect John Burnet, and later went into partnership with his father, joining an architectural firm which would become an influential force in British Modern architecture in the 20th century.
- ^ Scottish birth record, Register House, Edinburgh