Phyllis Richardson
Staff details
Phyllis has written on architecture, urban design and and houses in literature.
As an author and journalist, Phyllis has written architecture, urbanism, and the importance of houses in British literature. Her book House of Fiction is an exploration of some of the great houses that are central to great works of British fiction, and a study of authors, such as Jane Austen, Walter Scott, E. M. Forster, Daphne Du Maurier and others, who found creative inspiration in houses.
Academic qualifications
- BA Honours University of California, Los Angeles 1987
- MA Anglo-American Literature, University College London 1993
Teaching and supervision
Research interests
Phyllis is interested in the ways in which architecture and the built environment appear in and influence fictional stories.
Featured publications
2017:
House of Fiction, Great British Houses in Literature and Life
The stories behind the most celebrated houses in English literature
2014:
Superlight
Lightweight designs in architecture
2011:
Nano House
Innovations in small dwellings
2004:
New Sacred Architecture
New spiritual spaces of all denominations
2001:
XS: Big Ideas, Small Building
Small, experimental architecture
Grants and awards
2015:
Arts Council England
Grant for research work on House of Fiction
Publications and research outputs
Book
Richardson, Phyllis. 2014. Superlight: Lightness in House Design. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0500342961
Richardson, Phyllis and Powell, Kenneth. 2014. Skywood House and the Architecture of Graham Phillips. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0500342923
Richardson, Phyllis. 2011. Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 978-0500342732