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'''Henry N. Cobb''' (born April 8, 1926, in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[architect]] and founding partner with [[I.M. Pei]] of [[Pei Cobb Freed & Partners]], an international architectural firm based in [[New York City]]. |
'''Henry N. Cobb''' (born April 8, 1926, in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[architect]] and founding partner with [[I.M. Pei]] of [[Pei Cobb Freed & Partners]], an international architectural firm based in [[New York City]]. |
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| Born | April 8, 1926 (age 93) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
Henry N. Cobb (born April 8, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, an international architectural firm based in New York City.
Early life
Henry N. Cobb was born on April 8, 1926. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Career
Cobb is an architect. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Department of Architecture at Harvard University from 1980 to 1985.[1] He has 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 become a full Academician in 1990.
Cobb won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's 2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award.[2]
Personal life
Cobb lives in New York City and North Haven, Maine.[citation needed]
Notable buildings
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Some notable buildings for which Cobb has been 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 & Johnson World Headquarters, New Brunswick, New Jersey (1983)
- ARCO Tower, Dallas (1983)
- 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 DC (1996)
- John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and Harborpark, Boston (1998)
- College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati (1999)
- National Constitution Center, Philadelphia (2003)
- Hyatt Center, Chicago (2005)
- Palazzo Lombardia, Milano (2005)
- International Monetary Fund Headquarters 2, Washington, D.C. (2005)
- Center for Government and International Studies at Harvard University (2005)
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2008)
- Torre Espacio, Madrid, Spain (2008)
References
- Profile of Henry N. Cobb provided by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
- ^ Harvard Design Magazine suporters Archived 2009-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner"
External links
- Cobb bio on official website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
- Thomas Farragher: Special Report on the Boston Globe; "The Hancock at 30" includes Henry Cobb audio slideshow (paywalled)
Gallery
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200 Clarendon, formerly John Hancock Tower, Boston, MA (1976) -
Johnson & Johnson Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ (1983) -
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- Living people
- Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Architects from Boston
- People from North Haven, Maine
- Architects from New York City
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Harvard Lampoon alumni
- Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty
- Rome Prize winners
- Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni
- 20th-century American architects
- 21st-century American architects
- Harvard College alumni