The Loaded Language of Columns - Article for Tonic Magazine January 2025

Walker, Nick

The Loaded Language of Columns - Article for Tonic Magazine January 2025

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Walker, Nick (2025) The Loaded Language of Columns - Article for Tonic Magazine January 2025. Tonic Journal (online publication).
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The Loaded Language of Columns

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Creators/Authors:

Walker, Nick

Abstract:

On a recent visit to Hill House in Helensburgh, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a quote which formed part of the exhibition, struck a chord. ‘How absurd it is to see modern buildings make imitation of Greek temples! We must clothe modern ideas in modern dress’ wrote Mackintosh in 1893.

What is it about columns?
Why do we associate them with power, governance and influence?
Why would you want historically irrelevant columns stuck onto the front of your
1980’s home on a suburban housing estate?

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Uncontrolled Keywords:

architecture, history, columns

School/Academic Area:

Mackintosh School of Architecture

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16 July 2024

Accepted

31 January 2025