“Surprising revelations emerge in John Stewart’s masterly examination of the life of the great Finnish architect. In drawing on new interviews and original sources hitherto overlooked, John Stewart’s revisionist biography of Alvar Aalto challenges much received wisdom”.
Architecture Today Magazine on ‘Alvar Aalto Architect‘
“This is the book that those of us who teach Nordic Architecture have been waiting for…I have put this book on my students core reading list. And they like it, drawn in by the author’s obvious admiration for, and professional insight into, the works he presents”
Shona Kallestrup, University of St Andrews on ‘Nordic Classicism‘
“It aims to be a biography, which it emphatically is, and as such, contributes to our understanding of Baker and brings his work back into the limelight .”
The Twentieth Century Society on ‘Sir Herbert Baker: Architect to the British Empire’
“There’s something particularly appealing about a book covering a significant subject that is so well researched and written that you know that it will become THE definitive reference on that subject for the foreseeable future.”
Undiscovered Scotland on ‘The Life and Works of Glasgow Architects James Miller and John James Burnet’
“This is a pioneering book on a neglected subject...there is much to admire and enjoy here.“
Andrew Saint on ‘British Architectural Sculpture: 1851-1951‘ for The Victorian
“this biography fills a substantial hole in early 20th Century British architectural history and, one hopes, will prompt a reappraisal of Baker’s extraordinary contributions.”
Charles Hind on ‘Sir Herbert Baker: Architect to the British Empire‘ for The Lutyens Trust Newsletter
“It is one of the best architectural portraits I have ever read, not to mention the funniest and most perceptive.”
Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin Director of Studies for Architecture in Gonville & Caius Colleges, Cambridge on ‘Sir Herbert Baker : Architect to the British Empire’
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