Thomas S. Tait Architect

Thomas Smith Tait (1882–1954) was a prominent Scottish Modernist architect. He designed a number of buildings around the world in Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles, notably St. Andrew's House (the headquarters of the Scottish Government) on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, and the pylons for Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Personal facts

Thomas S. Tait
Birth dateJune 18, 1882
Birth place
Scotland , Paisley
Date of deathJuly 18, 1954
Place of death
Aberfeldy Scotland

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Architect

Awards
Royal Gold Medal
Significant building
Fleet Street
Selfridges
Unilever House

Thomas S. Tait on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.empireexhibition1938.co.uk/html/towerOfEmpire.html
  2. http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=gallery&w=tait+tower&Go=Go
  3. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=200729