John James Burnet

John James Burnet
Sir John James Burnet
Born	31 May 1857 Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, Scotland
Died	2 July 1938(1938-07-02) (aged 81) Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland
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.