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The private chapel of St. Rita.

Craig Hamilton’s work has not gotten much airing on the internet, or even in American classical circles; yet, this handsome private chapel (Georgian Award, 2006) in northern Britain shows a remarkable freeness and ease within the architectural language chosen, quietly mingling aspects of Sir John Soane’s work with Michelangelesque pediments and a convincing surety of form. I can only hope to see more documentation on this unjustifiably-neglected architect in the future. - New Liturgical Movement

NLM is one of the very best blogs online, and Matthew Alderman is working on a series of posts focused upon contemporary ecclesial art and architecture by traditional artists and architects.  Mr. Alderman writes:

One thing I would like our readers to consider over the next few days as I post other new architectural and sculptural work by outstanding traditional artists, I think many of our readers–and many Catholics of a traditional bent–are too quick to reject the work of most of the few talented artists out there because of issues of style. This is unfortunate, as often the only other option is to resort to inferior, mechanically-produced copies, a solution seized upon entirely too quickly as a viable option. This is not to say style is immaterial, but the issue of Gothic versus Classic versus Romanesque at this point in time serves to cloud the larger issue of artistic quality. Not all Gothic, or Romanesque, or Baroque, is created equal, and a partisan enthusiasm for one particular traditional style over another, whatever its legitimate merits, should not excuse faulty workmanship. -NLM 

St. Rita; a bronze for a marvelously inventive private chapel done by British architect Craig Hamilton. - NLM