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{{short description|American architect}} {{Short description|American architect (1926–2020)}}
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'''Henry N. Cobb''' (April 8, 1926, in ] - 2020) was an ] ] and founding partner with ] of ], an international architectural firm based in ]. '''Henry Nichols Cobb''' (April 8, 1926 – March 2, 2020) was an American ] and founding partner with ] and Eason H. Leonard of ], an international architectural firm based in ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
Henry N. Cobb was born on April 8, 1926. He attended ], ], and the ]. Henry N. Cobb was born in ], 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 ], ], and the ].


==Career== ==Career==
Cobb was an architect. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Department of Architecture at Harvard University from 1980 to 1985.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719021056/http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/sponsor.html |date=2009-07-19 }}</ref> He has received honorary degrees from ] and the ]. In 1983, he was elected into the ] as an Associate Academician, and became a full Academician in 1990. 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 ] and the ]. In 1983, he was elected into the ] as an Associate Academician, and became a full Academician in 1990. Cobb won the ]'s 2013 ] 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 ]'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>

Cobb won the ]'s 2013 ] 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>


==Personal life and death== ==Personal life and death==
Cobb lived in ] and ].{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} He died in 2020, at age 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/ |accessdate=March 4, 2020 |work=The Architect's Newspaper |date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> Cobb lived in ] and ].{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} He died on March 2, 2020, in ] 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/>


== Notable buildings == == Notable buildings ==
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] (center), Los Angeles (1990)]] ] (center), Los Angeles (1990)]]


Some notable buildings for which Cobb has been principally responsible include: Notable buildings for which Cobb was principally responsible include:
*] in ] (1962) *] in ] (1962)
*Campus of the ] (1968) *Campus of the ] (1968)
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*] headquarters at ], ] (1992) *] headquarters at ], ] (1992)
*] at the ] (1995) *] at the ] (1995)
*] headquarters, Washington DC (1996) *] headquarters, Washington, D.C. (1996)
* John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse and Harborpark, ] (1998) *], ] (1998)
*] at the ] (1999) *] at the ] (1999)
*], ] (1999) *], ] (1999)
*], ] (2003) *], ] (2003)
*], ] (2005) *], ] (2005)
*], ] (2005) *], ], ] (2005)
*] Headquarters 2, ] (2005) *] Headquarters 2, ] (2005)
*Center for Government and International Studies at ] (2005) *Center for Government and International Studies at ] (2005)
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*], New York (2009) *], New York (2009)
*], ] (2010) *], ] (2010)
*], New York (2016) <ref>https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/bank-of-china-at-7-bryant-park</ref> * 7 ], 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>
*], Boston (2019) *], Boston (2019)

⚫ == Gallery ==
⚫ <gallery>
⚫ File:John Hancock Tower, Blue Hour.jpg|], formerly John Hancock Tower, ] (1976)

⚫ File:JohnsonJohnson HQ building.jpg|] Headquarters, ] (1983)

⚫ File:Torre Espacio (Madrid) 07.jpg|], ], ] (2008)
⚫ </gallery>


== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==
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== References == == References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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*Thomas Farragher: (paywalled) *Thomas Farragher: (paywalled)

⚫ == Gallery ==
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⚫ File:John Hancock Tower, Blue Hour.jpg|], formerly John Hancock Tower, ] (1976)

⚫ File:JohnsonJohnson HQ building.jpg|] Headquarters, ] (1983)

⚫ File:Torre Espacio (Madrid) 07.jpg|], ], ] (2008)
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American architect (1926–2020)
Henry N. Cobb
BornHenry Nichols Cobb
(1926-04-08)April 8, 1926
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 93)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationArchitect

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

Henry N. Cobb was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Elsie Quincy (Nichols) and Charles Kane Cobb, an investment counselor. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Career

Cobb was an architect. Additionally, he was the chairman of the Department of Architecture at Harvard University from 1980 to 1985. 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, and was awarded the Architectural League of New York's President's Medal in 2015.

Personal life and death

Cobb lived in New York City and North Haven, Maine. He died on March 2, 2020, in Manhattan at the age of 93.

Notable buildings

Place Ville Marie in Montreal (1962)
John Hancock Tower, Boston (1976)
U.S. Bank Tower (center), Los Angeles (1990)

Notable buildings for which Cobb was principally responsible include:

Gallery

Bibliography

  • Henry N. Cobb: Words & Works 1948-2018: Scenes from a Life in Architecture (2018). Monacelli Press. ISBN 9781580935142.

References

  1. ^ "Henry Cobb, Courtly Architect of Hancock Tower, Dies at 93". The New York Times. March 4, 2020.
  2. "Harvard Design Magazine supporters". gsd.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009.
  3. ""2013 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner"". Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. "2015 President's Medal honoree". archleague.org. Architectural League of New York. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. Reiner-Roth, Shane (March 3, 2020). "Henry N. Cobb dies at 93". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  6. "Bank of China". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.

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