Architect. Born Wells Wintemute Coates in Tokyo of Canadian parents. He was influenced by Le Corbusier's principal that buildings should be 'machines for living' , which was reflected in his best known work, the Isokon building. Also 10 Palace Gate. Died in Vancouver.
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Wells Coates
The plaque is in the foyer of the flats. It was unveiled by John Pritchard, g...
Active in 2006, Sam Dawkins, from Warwickshire and Donna Walker, from Windsor, both architectural students from the University of Edinburgh.
Architect. Born Exeter. Knight was a captain in the Bloomsbury Rifles, which probably has something to do with the commission he was given to design their Drill Hall in 1882-3. Later he became an H...
Architect. Born Thomas Edward Collcutt, in Jericho, Oxford. President of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1906 to 1908. He designed the Imperial Institute building in Kensington, the ...
From 1885 until at least 1908 he was the Bedford Estate surveyor. Specialised in designing hotels, such as Hotel Russell. Other London work includes: Imperial Hotel next to Hotel Russell (demolishe...
Designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll. The picture was taken in 1913 after the completion of the extension, which is the section on the left, to the north (2017: we now think the 'extension' was into t...
War Reserve Constable who joined the Met Police on 3 September 1939. He was based at the Hyde Park Police Station when he was murdered. He was knifed by Frank Stephen Cobbett, a tramp who was rec...
The Queen's college site is a lively site and provides some history. Catherine Mansfield was a student at Queen's College. 'My college life, which is such a vivid and detailed memory in one way, ...
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