John James Burnet
| John James Burnet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1857 Blythswood Hill, Glasgow |
| Died | 2 July 1938 Colinton, Edinburgh |
| 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 March 1857 – 2 July 1938) was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England. 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.
John James Burnet was born in Blythswood Hill, Glasgow on 31 May 1857. He was the youngest of the three sons of architect John Burnet and his wife Elizabeth (Eliza) Hay Bennet, who were a Congregationalist family. John James was educated in Glasgow at the Collegiate School and the Western Academy, and at Blair Lodge Academy, Polmont.
He trained for two years in his father’s architectural offices. His parents intended him to study at the Royal Academy Schools under Richard Phené Spiers, but Spiers advised him instead to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Burnet's parents were at first reluctant to send their son to a Catholic country which had been subject to the political turmoil of the Paris Commune that year, but in 1872 he began studying under Jean-Louis Pascal, Spiers's former teacher. He progressed rapidly and in 1876, gained his Diplôme du Gouvernement in architecture and engineering. He also spent time there as an assistant to François Rolland. While studying in Pascal's atleier, Burnet forged a lifelong friendship with Henri Paul Nénot.
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