Owen Hopkins Boeken

An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of styles

This seventh edition serves as a comprehensive reference for classic architecture, offering updated insights and illustrations. It explores key architectural styles, principles, and historical significance, making it an essential resource for students, professionals, and enthusiasts alike. Enhanced features and contemporary examples enrich the understanding of timeless design elements, ensuring relevance in today's architectural discourse.

Accessible guide to understanding the buildings around you

This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the visible architectural features. Unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. An original and accessible take on the architectural dictionary, this book takes you on a visual tour of the buildings and structures around us.

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings.

Discover London's brightest, boldest, and most eclectic architecture with this guide to Postmodernism in the capital. Featuring over fifty buildings, this two-sided map includes photography, building details and an introduction. Written by Owen Hopkins, with original photography by Nigel Green. Published by Blue Crow Media.

An in-depth exploration of the forgotten buildings of postwar Britain, charting their evolution from ambitious concepts to abandoned constructions.

A curated collection of Postmodern architecture in all its glorious array of vivid non-conformity

Packed with stunning imagery and featuring the world's most celebrated cultural institutions, architectural historian and museum curator Owen Hopkins looks at the fascinating history of The Museum.

Marking the 300th anniversary of Christopher Wren's death in 1723, Blue Crow Media and Owen Hopkins have collaborated on a unique and insightful guide to Wren's works across London. From Hampton Court to Greenwich, Wren's works are woven into the physical fabric of London unlike those of any other architect. A selection of Wren's churches and works are featured on this map, with captions and an introduction by Owen Hopkins and original photography by Nigel Green. Independent publisher Blue Crow Media has published a series of London maps featuring the city's architecture, design, trees and more.