From the Shadows: The Architecture and Afterlife of Nicholas Hawksmoor

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Nicholas Hawksmoor (16621736) is considered one of Britain's greatestarchitects. He was involved in the grandest architectural projects of his ageand today is best known for his London churches six idiosyncratic edificesof white Portland stone that remain standing today, proud and tall in theotherwise radically changed cityscape. Until comparatively recently, however,Hawksmoor was thought to be, at best, a second-rate talent: merely SirChristopher Wren's slightly odd apprentice, or the practically minded assistant to Sir John Vanbrugh. This book brings to life the dramatic storyof Hawksmoor's resurrection from the margins of history.

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'A valuable new chart of Hawksmoor's potent and mysterious creations. Its originality lies in the way Owen Hopkins traces the influence of the great Baroque architect on our present moment. Written with the verve of an enthusiast and the rigour of a scholar.' - Iain Sinclair, author of London Orbital, Lights Out for the Territory, American Smoke and Lud Heat.

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Owen Hopkins is a writer, historian and curator of architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts where he is manager of the architecture program. He is the author of "Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon" and "Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide."