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Philip Speakman Webb (12 January 1831 – 17 April 1915) was a British architect and designer sometimes called the Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture. His use of vernacular architecture demonstrated his commitment to "the art of common building."
Jan 20, 2020 · Philip Speakman Webb (born January 12, 1831 in Oxford, England) is often called the father of the Arts & Crafts Movement, along with his friend William Morris (1834 to 1896). Famous for his comfortable, unpretentious country homes, Philip Webb also designed furniture, wallpaper, tapestries, and stained glass.
Philip Webb (1831 – 1915) was one of the Arts and Crafts Movement's most original designers. Trained as an architect, he became a junior assistant in the offices of George Edmund Street, a leading figure in the Gothic Revival movement – and architect of London's Royal Courts of Justice.
Philip Speakman Webb (born Jan. 12, 1831, Oxford—died April 17, 1915, Worth, Sussex, Eng.) was an architect and designer especially known for his unconventional country houses, who was a pioneer figure in the English domestic revival movement.
Jun 16, 2017 · During his tenure in the Oxford office of architect George Edmund Street, Morris formed what would turn out to be a long-lived friendship with his co-worker Philip Speakman Webb.
Nov 20, 2004 · Philip Speakman Webb (12 January 1831 – 17 April 1915) was a British architect and designer sometimes called the Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture. His use of vernacular architecture demonstrated his commitment to "the art of common building."
This is the definitive book on Philip Webb (1831–1915), a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and a leading member of the Pre-Raphaelite circle, who has since emerged as one of the...
