Author and architecture expert Philip Wilkinson of the English Buildings Blog introduces us to the work of Stephen Bone, a mid-century illustrator who seem to have slipped unjustly from view. I spend quite a lot of my life – whether I'm writing and researching English buildings or just staring out of the window of ... Read More...
Author and architecture expert Philip Wilkinson of the English Buildings Blog begins the first in a new mini series, exploring the lives and works of some mid-century illustrators who seem to have slipped unjustly from view. We begin with children's author Helen Carstairs...The phone rings. It is the Resident Wise ... Read More...
In this series Philip Wilkinson – author, architectural historian and denizen of the wonderful English Buildings Blog – takes us on a journey round some buildings with rather unlikely creators… Charles Francis Annesley Voysey was one of the great domestic architects of the Arts and Crafts movement, famous for his low-slung, ... Read More...
In this series Philip Wilkinson – author, architectural historian and denizen of the wonderful English Buildings Blog – takes us on a journey round some buildings with rather unlikely creators... Son of a tradesman and grandson of a refugee Flemish merchant, John Vanbrugh began his career as a soldier, won a ... Read More...
Kicking off a new series , we welcome the return of Philip Wilkinson - author, architectural historian and denizen of the wonderful English Buildings Blog - to take us on a journey round some buildings with rather unlikely creators... Do architects dabble? Most architects would probably scorn such an idea. Nowadays ... Read More...
Philip Wilkinson is the author of over 40 books, including The English Buildings Book, and most recently The High Street, written in conjunction with the BBC TV series. Happily for us, he’s also the curator of the English Buildings Blog, a firm favorite here at The Dabbler. In this new ... Read More...
Philip Wilkinson is the author of over 40 books, including The English Buildings Book, and most recently The High Street, written in conjunction with the BBC TV series. Happily for us, he’s also the curator of the English Buildings Blog, a firm favorite here at The Dabbler. In this new ... Read More...
Philip Wilkinson is the author of over 40 books, including The English Buildings Book, and most recently The High Street, written in conjunction with the BBC TV series. Happily for us, he’s also the curator of the English Buildings Blog, a firm favorite here at The Dabbler. In this new ... Read More...
Philip Wilkinson - of the English Buildings Blog - is the author of over 40 books, including The English Buildings Book, and a new book called The High Street, written in conjunction with a major BBC TV series (episode 2 is showing on BBC1 tomorrow night at 9pm). In this series of posts, Philip ... Read More...
Philip Wilkinson is the author of over 40 books, including The English Buildings Book, and a new book called The High Street, written in conjunction with a major BBC TV series. Happily for us, he's also the curator of the English Buildings Blog, a firm favorite here at The Dabbler. ... Read More...