Rory Fraser

Rory Fraser

Rory Fraser is a writer, podcaster and documentary presenter. He is fascinated by how architecture encapsulates ideas and, as the most tangible of artforms, acts as the best vehicle to chart cultural change. Rory explored this in his first book Follies: An Architectural Journey (2020). The book was described as a ‘compendium of joy’ by The Times, compared to Evelyn Waugh’s travel writing by the Wall Street Journal, and featured on the BBC as well as the LRB’s book of the week. Rory presented a documentary adaptation of the book on the global streaming platform Shelter Stream in 2022. It won a Silver Telly Award on the theme of ‘breaking through the static’ and was recommended by the Sydney Morning Herald and Bloomberg. Rory then completed a postgrad in Architectural History at Cambridge University on the English Baroque and its relationship with the Mughal Empire. Rory is now a co-host of the Country House Podcast. His forthcoming book, Castles in the Air: John Vanbrugh and the Birth of Britain, will be published by William Collins in 2026.

Rory is represented by Charlotte Merritt.

@roryfraserr
www.rory-fraser.com
https://watch.shelter.stream/follies