The appointment of the highly respected and unassuming Thomas Smith Tait of Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners as Chief Architect was masterly. Paisley-born Tait had no experience of previous exhibitions but was now a senior partner in the international firm of Sir John Burnet, Tait and Lorne, of London and Scotland. He devised the master plan in conjunction with the consulting engineers Crouch & Hogg of Glasgow and determined that the building style would be Art Deco.
The appointment of the highly regarded and unassuming Thomas Smith Tait of Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners as Chief Architect was skillfully done. Paisley-born Tait had no prior experience with exhibitions but is now a senior partner in the international firm of Sir John Burnet, Tait and Lorne, based in London and Scotland. He created the master plan alongside consulting engineers Crouch & Hogg of Glasgow and decided that the building style would be Art Deco.