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Papadakis Publisher is an independent natural science, art and architecture book publisher founded in 1997 by Andreas Papadakis and his daughter Alexandra in London, United Kingdom.

Overview
Greek Cypriot-born British academic and entrepreneur Andreas Papadakis was a leading figure in the field of architectural publishing, publishing more than a thousand titles on art, architecture and the decorative arts as the founder and owner of Academy Editions from 1968. He was particularly notable as the first to publish many international architects including Leon Krier, Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid, whilst Victor Arwas's Art Deco, published by Academy in 1980, remains the standard work on the subject.

In 1997, Andreas and his daughter Alexandra, a recent graduate from the Architectural Association, founded Papadakis Publisher. In addition to books on architecture and the decorative arts, the company broadened its list to include natural science books with an emphasis on visual appeal and design. One of the new company's first publications in this field was the acclaimed series Pollen, Seeds and Fruit, a collaboration between seed morphologist Dr. Wolfgang Stuppy and visual artist Prof. Rob Kesseler in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The series was lauded for marrying science and visual art in a unique way, featuring vividly coloured electron micrograph images of microscopic plant structures and informative scientific text. The first two books of the series were awarded a joint gold medal by the American Independent Publisher's Association as Outstanding Books of the Year in 2007, and subsequent editions won the same award in 2011. The series also led to Andreas Papadakis being elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society a year before his death in June 2008.

Under Alexandra's directorship, the company have continued to gain a reputation as producers of high quality art, architecture, photography and natural science books.

Awards
Gold Medal, Outstanding Book of the Year, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2007 Longlisted, Royal Society Prize for Science Books, 2007 Bronze Medal, Environment, Ecology & Nature, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2008 Bronze Medal, Science, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2008 Silver Medal, Environment, Ecology & Nature, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2009 Special Prize of the Jury, Gourmand Awards 2009 Bronze Medal, Sinar Mas Print Awards 2009 Silver Medal, Animals, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2010 Bronze Medal, Environment, Ecology & Nature, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2011 Gold Medal, Photography, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2011 Gold Medal, Sinar Mas Print Awards 2011 Gold Medal, Specialty, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2012 Bronze Medal, Environment, Ecology & Nature, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2012 Gold Medal, Science, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2013 Gold Medal, Coffee Table Book, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2013 Best UK Dessert Cookbook, Gourmand Awards 2013 Best Photography, Gourmand Awards 2015 Gold Medal, Science, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2015