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...
Architectural Dabbling
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...
A special treat for Francophiles and lovers of art and architecture... These wonderful images are taken from a new book Catherine Brennand’s France. Catherine was an award-winning water-colourist with a special love of architecture. Diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2002 she continued to paint full time through two courses of chemotherapy before ... 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...