Paul Wallot

Paul Wallot
b. Frankfurt-am-Main, 1841;
d. Langenschwalbach, 1912.
Late c19 German architect, who is best known for the Reichstag in Berlin. Wallot studied architecture in Berlin under two influential Prussian famous architects and academics, Richard Lucae and Martin Gropius. The latter was professor at the Bauakademie and director of the Kunstschule. The prevailing architectural climate of the [...]

Sir Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren
b. East Knoyle, Wilts., 1632;
d. London, 1723.
Sir Christopher Wren - The best-known and probably the greatest of English famous architects. This reputation is earned for his brilliant design of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, and the ingenuity of his City churches. Wren was born into a clerical household in Wiltshire. His father was appointed [...]

Sir Jeffrey Wyatville

Sir Jeffrey Wyatville
b. Burton-on-Trent, 1766;
d. London, 1840.
Sir Jeffrey Wyatville, an adaptable and industrious English architect, best known for his remodelling of Windsor Castle. Wyatville was the second son of Joseph Wyatt, a Staffordshire mason and architect. He was apprenticed to his uncles - Samuel and James Wyatt - in London and subsequently set up his [...]

Alfred Waterhouse

Alfred Waterhouse
b. Liverpool, 1830;
d. London, 1905.
Alfred Waterhouse was an English Victorian famous architect. A Quaker by birth, Waterhouse was educated at the Grove House Friends’ School in Liverpool. In 1848 he became an assistant to Richard Lane in Manchester; after five years’ training he made an extensive trip around Europe, returning to set up [...]

Sir Aston Webb

Sir Aston Webb
b. London, 1849;
d. London, 1930.
Sir Aston Webb was a capable and prolific British designer of public buildings and institutions. Unrelated to Philip Webb and in many respects his professional opposite, he was articled to R. R. Banks and Charles Barry (Jr.), set up in practice in 1873 and from 1882 was in partnership [...]

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