Philip Webb

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Philip Webb was a pioneering 19th-century English architect closely associated with William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement, known for designs such as the Red House.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect
human
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
familyName Webb
givenName Philip
movement Arts and Crafts movement
surface form: Arts and Crafts architecture

Arts and Crafts movement
Domestic revival architecture
Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival (early influence)

Vernacular revival architecture
Victorian architecture
name Philip Webb self-link
notableFor advocacy of simplicity and truth to materials in design
careful attention to plan and function in domestic design
close collaboration with William Morris
collaboration with Morris & Co.
collaboration with Pre-Raphaelite circle through William Morris
contribution to the idea of the architect as designer of total environment
design of Joldwynds as a distinctive country house
design of Red House for William Morris
design of Rounton Grange as a major country house commission
design of Smeaton Manor as an Arts and Crafts country house
design of Standen as a complete Arts and Crafts ensemble
design of The Orchard as a model of informal domestic planning
design of churches and ecclesiastical fittings
design of furniture and fittings for Red House
design of furniture and fittings for Standen
design of furniture and fittings for other Morris-related projects
development of asymmetrical, picturesque house compositions
emphasis on craftsmanship and honest use of materials
influence on National Trust properties through his buildings
influence on early 20th-century domestic architecture in Britain
influence on later Arts and Crafts architects
influence on later garden design through house-garden integration
influence on later modernist architects valuing simplicity and function
influence on the development of modern domestic architecture
influence on the development of the English country house style
integration of architecture, interior design, and landscape
integration of built-in furniture with architecture
pioneering Arts and Crafts domestic architecture
rejection of excessive ornament in favor of structural expression
role as a founding figure of Arts and Crafts architectural practice
role in shaping the Arts and Crafts movement in architecture
use of local materials and building traditions
use of vernacular forms and materials
notableWork Designs for Arts and Crafts exteriors
Designs for Arts and Crafts furniture
Designs for Arts and Crafts interiors
Designs for Arts and Crafts lighting fixtures
Designs for Arts and Crafts textiles (in collaboration)
Designs for Arts and Crafts wallpaper patterns (in collaboration)
Designs for almshouses
Designs for architectural details in brick and stone
Designs for architectural drawings and studies
Designs for built-in furniture
Designs for church furnishings
Designs for collaborative projects with William Morris
Designs for collaborative projects with other Arts and Crafts figures
Designs for country houses
Designs for decorative metalwork
Designs for experimental domestic plans
Designs for farm buildings and estate layouts
Designs for fireplaces and chimneypieces
Designs for furniture and fittings for William Morris
Designs for garden structures
Designs for gates and railings
Designs for integrated house-and-garden compositions
Designs for interior color schemes
Designs for memorials and monuments
Designs for restoration and conservation projects
Designs for schools and educational buildings
Designs for small urban houses
Designs for stables and outbuildings
Designs for staircases and balustrades
Designs for tiled floors and hearths
Designs for unbuilt projects and proposals
Designs for vernacular-style cottages
Designs for vicarages and rectories
Designs for wallpapers and decorative schemes with William Morris
Designs for windows and doors
Designs for workers’ housing
Joldwynds
Kelmscott Manor (alterations and work with William Morris)
Morris & Co. premises, Queen Square, London
surface form: Morris & Co. premises, Oxford Street, London

Morris & Co. premises, Queen Square, London
New Scotland Yard
surface form: Norman Shaw’s New Scotland Yard (collaborative work and detailing)

Red House
Red House garden layout
Rounton Grange
Smeaton Manor
St Martin’s Church, Brampton
St Michael and All Angels Church, Brighton (restoration and additions)
Standen
Standen garden layout
The Orchard, Chorleywood
Various domestic houses in Surrey and Kent
occupation architect

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Art Workers Guild hasNotableMember Philip Webb
Morris & Co. associatedWith Philip Webb
M. H. Baillie Scott influencedBy Philip Webb
Red House, Bexleyheath architect Philip Webb
Philip Webb name Philip Webb self-link
Bexleyheath, Kent, England associatedWithPerson Philip Webb
subject surface form: Bexleyheath