Hawksmoor

[ hawks-moor ]

noun

1. Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect.

Hawksmoor

/ ˈhɔːksˌmɔː /

noun

1. HawksmoorNicholas16611736MEnglishARCHITECTURE: architect Nicholas. 1661–1736, English architect. His designs include All Souls', Oxford, and a number of London churches, notably St Anne's, Limehouse

Example Sentences

Its proof-of-­concept steaks, first shown at the end of 2018, don’t look quite ready to take on my Hawksmoor T-bone—but they’re recognizably meat, at least.

From MIT Technology Review

They were principally built by Gibbs, Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and others.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Godwin seems to think Hawksmoor followed Vanbrugh's manner in the heaviness of his design.

From Project Gutenberg

At All Souls he pointed out the seldom appreciated merits of Hawksmoor's twin towers.

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The same architect is said to have built the two western towers, though they are sometimes ascribed to his pupil Hawksmoor.

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