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Forty years after his death, Wells Coates is seen as a seminal figure in the modern movement in architecture in Britain. His blocks of flats, his shop and office designs, houses, interiors, radios, and other industrial designs, are evidence of his commitment to a functional aesthetic and of his refusal to compromise his own high standards.
Wells Coates's daughter Laura Cohn has written this book to try to illustrate the conflicts, qualities and disappointments of an extraordinary man. The book is a portrait rather than a biography. It traces the beliefs that guided his working life, his ambitions, successes, and disappointments. The unhappy story of his marriage shows one part of his life experience; relationships with friends, colleagues and enemies reveal another side. The longest chapter, Lawn Road Flats, is of both personal and professional interest: it provides an absorbing account of how plans evolved for Coates's first block of flats, and of the relationships between the architect and his clients. The story is of special interest in the light of the controversies surrounding the ownership of the flats by the London Borough of Camden and doubts and fears about the future of the building.
Wells Coates's daughter Laura Cohn has written this book to try to illustrate the conflicts, qualities and disappointments of an extraordinary man. The book is a portrait rather than a biography. It traces the beliefs that guided his working life, his ambitions, successes, and disappointments. The unhappy story of his marriage shows one part of his life experience; relationships with friends, colleagues and enemies reveal another side. The longest chapter, Lawn Road Flats, is of both personal and professional interest: it provides an absorbing account of how plans evolved for Coates's first block of flats, and of the relationships between the architect and his clients. The story is of special interest in the light of the controversies surrounding the ownership of the flats by the London Borough of Camden and doubts and fears about the future of the building.
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Laura Cohn was an editor at Max Reinhardt and the Bodley Head, 1953-61, and at the Clarendon Press, 1965-69. She became a Senior Lecturer in Publishing at Oxford Polytechnic (now Brookes University) and taught there from 1970 to 1984.
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- EditoreAshgate Pub Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione1999
- ISBN 10 1840146958
- ISBN 13 9781840146950
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine240
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Descrizione libro Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR007389304
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Descrizione libro Hardback. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Dust jacket creased at top-edge, a touch rubbed w/ superficial scratching, very minimal age-toning on flaps; Blue paper boards, gilt lettering bright; Pages crisp, no ownership marks, B&W plates; Binding tight. Written by Laura Cohn as a portrait of her father, this edition is densely illustrated by photographs and drawings from Coates's life. ; 7 x 9.25"; 240 pages. Codice articolo 52039
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Descrizione libro Fine. Hardcover book, first edition with dustjacket. The Story of Wells Coates one of the foremost architects in the modern movement. 240 pages with illustrations diagrams and plans. A near Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dustjacket. No inscriptions, slight spotting to top closed page edges. Pictures available. Codice articolo 37237
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wells Coates is now seen as a seminal figure in the modern movement in architecture in Britain. His blocks of flats, his shop and office designs, houses, interiors, radios, and other industrial designs, were evidence of his commitment to a functional aesthetic and of his refusal to compromise his own high standards. Wells Coates's daughter Laura Cohn has written this book to try to illustrate the conflicts, qualities and disappointments of an extraordinary man. 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. First edition, first printing. Blue cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, small closed tear to edge of back cover, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Codice articolo 015883
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Descrizione libro 'Autografo Dell''autrice Al Frontespizio . Legatura Editoriale Con Sovracopertina. Illustrato In Buone Condizioni Per Una Scorrevole Lettura' Pagine: 240 Peso: 0,7. Codice articolo 3300-015495
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Descrizione libro 23cm. 240pp, 123 b/w ills. Forty years after his death, Wells Coates is seen as a seminal figure in the modern movement in architecture in Britain. His blocks of flats, his shop and office designs, houses, interiors, radios and other industrial designs, are evidence of his commitment to a functional aesthetic and of his refusal to compromise his own high standards. Wells Coates's daughter Laura Cohn has written this book to illustrate the conflicts, qualities and disappointments of an extraordinary man. A portrait rather than a biography, the book begins with Coates's upbringing in Japan and ends with his death in Vancouver in 1958. In between it traces the beliefs that guided his working life, his ambitions, successes, and disappointments. The story of his unhappy marriage shows one part of his life experience; relationships with friends, colleagues and enemies reveal another side. The longest chapter, on Lawn Road Flats, is of both personal and professional interest: it provides an absorbing account of how plans evolved for this now famous building and of the relationships between Coates and his clients. The building's future has been the subjects of endless discussion in local and national newspapers and on radio and TV. The Door to a Secret Room gives context and information essential to anyone who has an interest in this landmark. A man who in the words of one of his colleagues was often "his own worst enemy", Wells Coates, for all the troubles of his public and private life, kept an admirable purity in his work as an architect-designer. His story is of interest not just to architects or designers, but to anyone who might wish to look at the example of a man's struggles and dilemmas in our complex century. Cloth. D/j. New. Fine. Codice articolo 16482
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