Gaudi

Stanford aims to bring together the two sides of Gaudí’s legacy that are often looked separately - his faith and his archirecture – Amy Peacock * Dezeen *
Stanford is writing more than a hagiography…He conveys exactly what kind of visionary Gaudí was – Ethan Meyers * The Banner *
A gifted writer, Peter Stanford tells this story with real sympathy. It is hard not to be beguiled by his genuine enthusiasm, as he recounts a kind of pilgrimage. Anyone who plans a similar trip should pack this handsome volume – William Whyte, Professor of Social and Architectural History at Oxford University * Church Times *
fascinating, insightful and scholarly – Mark McGinness * Catholic Herald *
beautifully written and gloriously illustrated masterwork on Gaudí – Gyles Brandreth
A welcome addition on his long life and achievements to literature in English * Country Life *
Reconnecting Gaudí’s architecture directly with his faith, rather than treating his spirituality as an awkward footnote to his genius, is a genuinely important corrective for how he tends to be remembered. What stood out was structuring the book as a physical journey through Barcelona, walking in Gaudí’s own footsteps through the buildings, parks, and landscapes he admired and created. That structure grounds the biography in a real place rather than only in ideas, letting readers experience his life the way he actually moved through it. I also appreciated not shying away from the tragedy, loss, and depression that shaped him, and connecting that suffering directly to his belief that his work was a religious vocation. Holding his private struggle and his public genius together, rather than separating the man from the myth, gives the book real emotional and spiritual depth that a purely architectural biography would miss. * Sherryl Woods: author *
This biography restores Gaudí to life as one of the most original architects of all time…Stanford shows how the Catalan genius put his soul into everything he did. * Blake Morrison *
This riveting portrait brings together as a compelling whole the triumphs and the tragedies of Gaudí’s life. * Antonia Fraser *
In daring to trace the complex connections between Gaudí’s religious faith and his famous buildings, this is an enriching, nuanced book. * Tobias Jones *

Peter Stanford is a writer, journalist, broadcaster, and prison reform campaigner. His biography subjects include the Cabinet minister and penal reformer, Lord Longford (made into a BAFTA-winning film), the Poet Laureate, C. Day-Lewis, the Protestant reformer Martin Luther, and the Devil (televised by the BBC).

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