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{{Short description|American architect (1926–2020)}}
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| birth_name = Henry Nichols Cobb
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| birth_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
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| death_place = [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]], U.S.
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'''Henry
==Early life==
Henry N. Cobb was born
==Career==
Cobb was an architect. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Department of Architecture at Harvard University from 1980 to 1985.<ref>
==Personal life and death==▼
Cobb lived in [[New York City]] and [[North Haven, Maine]].{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} He died on March 2, 2020, in [[Manhattan]] at the age of 93.<ref name="architectsnewspaperobit">{{cite news |last1=Reiner-Roth |first1=Shane |title=Henry N. Cobb dies at 93 |url=https://archpaper.com/2020/03/henry-n-cobb-dies-at-93/ |access-date=March 4, 2020 |work=The Architect's Newspaper |date=March 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name=nyt1/>
▲==Personal life==
== Notable buildings ==
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[[File:Los Angeles Library Tower (small).jpg|thumb|100px|right|[[U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)|U.S. Bank Tower]] (center), Los Angeles (1990)]]
*[[Place Ville Marie]] in [[Montreal]] (1962)
*Campus of the [[State University of New York Fredonia]] (1968)
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*[[Credit Suisse First Boston]] headquarters at [[Canary Wharf]], [[London]] (1992)
*[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (1995)
*[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] headquarters, Washington,
*[[John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse|John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and Harborpark]], [[Boston]] (1998)
*[[College-Conservatory of Music]] at the [[University of Cincinnati]] (1999)
*[[World Trade Center Barcelona]], [[Barcelona]] (1999)
*[[National Constitution Center]], [[Philadelphia]] (2003)
*[[Hyatt Center]], [[Chicago]] (2005)
*[[Palazzo Lombardia]], [[
*[[International Monetary Fund]] Headquarters 2, [[Washington, D.C.]] (2005)
*Center for Government and International Studies at [[Harvard University]] (2005)
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*[[200 West Street]], New York (2009)
*[[Palazzo Lombardia]], [[Milan]] (2010)
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*[[Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street]], Boston (2019)
== Gallery ==▼
<gallery>▼
File:John Hancock Tower, Blue Hour.jpg|[[200 Clarendon]], formerly John Hancock Tower, [[Boston, MA]] (1976)▼
File:JohnsonJohnson HQ building.jpg|[[Johnson & Johnson]] Headquarters, [[New Brunswick, NJ]] (1983)▼
File:Torre Espacio (Madrid) 07.jpg|[[Torre Espacio]], [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] (2008)▼
</gallery>▼
== Bibliography ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.pcf-p.com/about/henry-n-cobb/ Cobb
*Thomas Farragher: [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/09/24/60_stories_and_countless_tales/ Special Report on the Boston Globe; "The Hancock at 30" includes Henry Cobb audio slideshow] (paywalled)
▲== Gallery ==
▲<gallery>
▲File:John Hancock Tower, Blue Hour.jpg|[[200 Clarendon]], formerly John Hancock Tower, [[Boston, MA]] (1976)
▲File:JohnsonJohnson HQ building.jpg|[[Johnson & Johnson]] Headquarters, [[New Brunswick, NJ]] (1983)
▲File:Torre Espacio (Madrid) 07.jpg|[[Torre Espacio]], [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] (2008)
▲</gallery>
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[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters]]▼
[[Category:Architects from Boston]]
[[Category:People from North Haven, Maine]]
[[Category:Architects from New York City]]
[[Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni]]
[[Category:The Harvard Lampoon alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty]]
[[Category:Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni]]
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[[Category:21st-century American architects]]
[[Category:Harvard College alumni]]
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Latest revision as of 05:55, 21 October 2023
Henry N. Cobb | |
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Born | Henry Nichols Cobb April 8, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 2, 2020 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | (aged 93)
Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Architect |
Henry Nichols Cobb (April 8, 1926 – March 2, 2020) was an American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei and Eason H. Leonard of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, an international architectural firm based in New York City.
Early life[edit]
Henry N. Cobb was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Elsie Quincy (Nichols) and Charles Kane Cobb, an investment counselor.[1] He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Career[edit]
Cobb was an architect. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Department of Architecture at Harvard University from 1980 to 1985.[2] He received honorary degrees from Bowdoin College and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. In 1983, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician, and became a full Academician in 1990. Cobb won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's 2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award,[3] and was awarded the Architectural League of New York's President's Medal in 2015.[4]
Personal life and death[edit]
Cobb lived in New York City and North Haven, Maine.[citation needed] He died on March 2, 2020, in Manhattan at the age of 93.[5][1]
Notable buildings[edit]
Notable buildings for which Cobb was principally responsible include:
- Place Ville Marie in Montreal (1962)
- Campus of the State University of New York Fredonia (1968)
- Harbor Towers, Boston (1971)
- John Hancock Tower, Boston (1976)
- Wilson Commons at the University of Rochester (1976)
- World Trade Center, Baltimore (1977)
- One Dallas Centre, Dallas (1979)
- Johnson and Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey (1983)
- ARCO Tower, Dallas (1983)
- Charles Shipman Payson Building, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (1983)
- Pitney Bowes World Headquarters, Stamford, Connecticut (1985)
- Library Tower, Los Angeles (1989), now U.S. Bank Tower
- Credit Suisse First Boston headquarters at Canary Wharf, London (1992)
- UCLA Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (1995)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science headquarters, Washington, D.C. (1996)
- John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and Harborpark, Boston (1998)
- College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati (1999)
- World Trade Center Barcelona, Barcelona (1999)
- National Constitution Center, Philadelphia (2003)
- Hyatt Center, Chicago (2005)
- Palazzo Lombardia, Milan, Italy (2005)
- International Monetary Fund Headquarters 2, Washington, D.C. (2005)
- Center for Government and International Studies at Harvard University (2005)
- 1 Memorial Drive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2008)
- Torre Espacio, Madrid, Spain (2008)
- 200 West Street, New York (2009)
- Palazzo Lombardia, Milan (2010)
- 7 Bryant Park, New York (2016) [6]
- Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street, Boston (2019)
Gallery[edit]
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200 Clarendon, formerly John Hancock Tower, Boston, MA (1976)
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Johnson & Johnson Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ (1983)
Bibliography[edit]
- Henry N. Cobb: Words & Works 1948-2018: Scenes from a Life in Architecture (2018). Monacelli Press. ISBN 9781580935142.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Henry Cobb, Courtly Architect of Hancock Tower, Dies at 93". The New York Times. March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Harvard Design Magazine supporters". gsd.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009.
- ^ ""2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner"". Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "2015 President's Medal honoree". archleague.org. Architectural League of New York. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Reiner-Roth, Shane (March 3, 2020). "Henry N. Cobb dies at 93". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Bank of China". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
External links[edit]
- 1926 births
- 2020 deaths
- Architects from Boston
- People from North Haven, Maine
- Architects from New York City
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- The Harvard Lampoon alumni
- Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty
- Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
- 20th-century American architects
- 21st-century American architects
- Harvard College alumni
- Presidents of the American Academy of Arts and Letters