Nicholas Hawksmoor
Subtitle: Rebuilding Ancient Wonders (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)
Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre BA
Published: January 11, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780300096996
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Individual architects; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Art; Architecture; History - Specific Styles; Individual Architect; International Architecture - British; Art / General; Hawksmoor, Nicholas; General; 1661-1736; 18th century; Criticism and interpretation; England; Hawksmoor, Nicholas,
Description: "The diverse works of architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (?1661-1736) ranged from small architectural details to ambitious urban plans, from new parish churches to work on the monument of his age, St. Paul's cathedral. As a young man Hawksmoor assisted Christopher Wren and John Vanbrugh, emerging from these formidable apprenticeships to design some of the most vigorous and dramatic buildings in England.

In this engaging book, architectural historian Vaughan Hart presents a fresh view of Hawksmoor's built and planned work. In addition, Hart offers the first coherent explanation of Hawksmoor's theory of architecture.".

"Most famous for his brooding London churches and the mausoleum at Castle Howard, Hawksmoor also designed the twin towers of Westminster Abbey and, in Oxford, the Clarendon Building and college of All Souls. He dreamed of transforming the historic centres of Oxford and Cambridge into ideal cities, and at Westminster he planned a new bridge and triumphal route to celebrate London's growing status as a world capital.

Hart explains why Hawksmoor's buildings look the way they do, what contemporary events influenced his work, and how such ancient buildings as Solomon's temple and Mausolus's tomb inspired him. Underscoring the unique qualities of the architect's accomplishments and aspirations, Hart establishes with new clarity Hawksmoor's role in the development of English architecture."--BOOK JACKET.