Biography
An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.
Reviews of the Original Edition of a Guide to Western Architecture:
‘…well planned, always readable and profusely illustrated. Unlike similar guides, it pays proper attention to Greece and Rome without ignoring the influence of Byzantium and Islam on Western architecture. Nor does it slur over the architecture of Germany, Spain and the Low Countries…’ Times Educational Supplement
'In this well-written, authoritative and readable volume, Mr Gloag has...achieved an ambitious task.' Town and Country Planning
‘…This is a book with a far wider appeal than one might first imagine…’ Liverpool Daily Post
‘…an eminently readable book…The social picture no less than its architectural background is kept vividly before us…’ The Builder.
