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{{Short description|American architect (1926–2020)}} |
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'''Henry |
'''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]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Henry N. Cobb was born |
Henry N. Cobb was born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], the son of Elsie Quincy (Nichols) and Charles Kane Cobb, an investment counselor.<ref name=nyt1>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/arts/henry-cobb-dead.html|title=Henry Cobb, Courtly Architect of Hancock Tower, Dies at 93 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> He attended [[Phillips Exeter Academy]], [[Harvard College]], and the [[Harvard University Graduate School of Design]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Cobb |
Cobb was an architect. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Department of Architecture at Harvard University from 1980 to 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/sponsor.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719021056/http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/sponsor.html|url-status=dead|title=Harvard Design Magazine supporters|archive-date=July 19, 2009|website=gsd.harvard.edu}}</ref> He received honorary degrees from [[Bowdoin College]] and the [[ETH Zurich|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,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ctbuh.org/Awards/AllPastWinners/13_Cobb/tabid/4642/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |title="2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner" |access-date=2014-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611033340/http://www.ctbuh.org/Awards/AllPastWinners/13_Cobb/tabid/4642/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |archive-date=2017-06-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was awarded the [[Architectural League of New York]]'s President's Medal in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archleague.org/event/cobb-2015-presidents-medal/ |title=2015 President's Medal honoree|date=4 May 2015|website=archleague.org |publisher=Architectural League of New York |accessdate=4 August 2021}}</ref> |
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Cobb won the [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]]'s 2013 [[Lynn S. Beedle]] Award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ctbuh.org/Awards/AllPastWinners/13_Cobb/tabid/4642/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |title="2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner" |access-date=2014-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611033340/http://www.ctbuh.org/Awards/AllPastWinners/13_Cobb/tabid/4642/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |archive-date=2017-06-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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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/> |
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Cobb lives in [[New York City]] and [[North Haven, Maine]].{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} |
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== Notable buildings == |
== 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)]] |
[[File:Los Angeles Library Tower (small).jpg|thumb|100px|right|[[U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)|U.S. Bank Tower]] (center), Los Angeles (1990)]] |
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Notable buildings for which Cobb was principally responsible include: |
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*[[Place Ville Marie]] in [[Montreal]] (1962) |
*[[Place Ville Marie]] in [[Montreal]] (1962) |
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*Campus of the [[State University of New York Fredonia]] (1968) |
*Campus of the [[State University of New York Fredonia]] (1968) |
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*[[Credit Suisse First Boston]] headquarters at [[Canary Wharf]], [[London]] (1992) |
*[[Credit Suisse First Boston]] headquarters at [[Canary Wharf]], [[London]] (1992) |
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*[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (1995) |
*[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]] at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (1995) |
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*[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] headquarters, Washington |
*[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] headquarters, Washington, D.C. (1996) |
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* John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and Harborpark, [[Boston]] (1998) |
*[[John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse|John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and Harborpark]], [[Boston]] (1998) |
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*[[College-Conservatory of Music]] at the [[University of Cincinnati]] (1999) |
*[[College-Conservatory of Music]] at the [[University of Cincinnati]] (1999) |
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*[[World Trade Center Barcelona]], [[Barcelona]] (1999) |
*[[World Trade Center Barcelona]], [[Barcelona]] (1999) |
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*[[National Constitution Center]], [[Philadelphia]] (2003) |
*[[National Constitution Center]], [[Philadelphia]] (2003) |
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*[[Hyatt Center]], [[Chicago]] (2005) |
*[[Hyatt Center]], [[Chicago]] (2005) |
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*[[Palazzo Lombardia]], [[ |
*[[Palazzo Lombardia]], [[Milan]], [[Italy]] (2005) |
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*[[International Monetary Fund]] Headquarters 2, [[Washington, D.C.]] (2005) |
*[[International Monetary Fund]] Headquarters 2, [[Washington, D.C.]] (2005) |
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*Center for Government and International Studies at [[Harvard University]] (2005) |
*Center for Government and International Studies at [[Harvard University]] (2005) |
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*[[200 West Street]], New York (2009) |
*[[200 West Street]], New York (2009) |
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*[[Palazzo Lombardia]], [[Milan]] (2010) |
*[[Palazzo Lombardia]], [[Milan]] (2010) |
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* 7 [[Bryant Park]], New York (2016) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/bank-of-china-at-7-bryant-park|title=Bank of China|website=www.architectmagazine.com|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> |
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*[[Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street]], Boston (2019) |
*[[Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street]], Boston (2019) |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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== External links == |
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*[https://www.pcf-p.com/about/henry-n-cobb/ Cobb |
*[https://www.pcf-p.com/about/henry-n-cobb/ Cobb biography on website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners] |
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*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) |
*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) |
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[[Category:1926 births]] |
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[[Category:2020 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Architects from Boston]] |
[[Category:Architects from Boston]] |
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[[Category:People from North Haven, Maine]] |
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[[Category:Architects from New York City]] |
[[Category:Architects from New York City]] |
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[[Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni]] |
[[Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni]] |
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[[Category:Harvard Lampoon alumni]] |
[[Category:The Harvard Lampoon alumni]] |
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[[Category:Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American architects]] |
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[[Category:Harvard College alumni]] |
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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