Coates, Wells, 1895-1958
Variant namesWells Wintemute Coates (1895-1958) was born in Tokyo, Japan. B.S., Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1921; Ph.D., Engineering, University of London, 1924. In the office of Adams and Thompson, London, 1924. Founder, with Maxwell Fry, of the English Modern Architecture Research Group, 1933. In private practice, London, 1929-1939, 1945-1952, 1956-1958. In partnership with Patrick Gwynne; with Jacqueline Tyrwhitt; and with Michael Lyell. Major works include Lawn Road Flats, Hampstead, London, 1933; Embassy Court Flats, Brighton, 1934; Flats at 10 Palace Gate, Kensington, London, 1937. In Canada, architect and planner for Iroquois New Town, Ontario, 1952-1954; Toronto Island Development Plan (with J.B. Parkin), 1954; and Project 58 (flats), Vancouver (with A. Erickson, G. Massey, P. Oberlander, and E.J. Watkins), 1957.
From the description of Wells Coates : papers and miscellaneous project files, 1921-1980. (Centre canadien d'architecture). WorldCat record id: 367356210
From the description of Papers and miscellaneous project files, 1921-1980. (Centre canadien d'architecture). WorldCat record id: 122543876
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creatorOf | Chermayeff, Serge, 1900-1996. Serge Chermayeff architectural records and papers, 1909-1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Wells Coates : vertical file. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
referencedIn | Records of the CIAM Belgian Section, 1928-1958, 1934-1958 | Getty Research Institute | |
referencedIn | Serge Chermayeff architectural records and papers, 1909-1980, 1930s-1970s | Columbia University. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Department of Drawings and Archives. | |
creatorOf | Coates, Wells, 1895-1958. Wells Coates : papers and miscellaneous project files, 1921-1980. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
referencedIn | Letters from others to Anthony Bertram, 1920-1971. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Carr, Richard. An account of the Lawn Road Flats / by Richard Carr. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
creatorOf | Coates, Wells, 1895-1958. Papers and miscellaneous project files, 1921-1980. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
referencedIn | Walter Gropius papers in the Bauhaus-Archiv, ca. 1919-1937. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | The Pritchard Papers, 1829-1996 (predominantly 1925-1985) | University of East Anglia |
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correspondedWith | Bertram, Anthony, 1897- | person |
associatedWith | Carr, Richard. | person |
associatedWith | Chermayeff, Serge, 1900-1996. | person |
correspondedWith | Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 | person |
associatedWith | International Congress for Modern Architecture. Belgian Section. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Pritchard, John Craven., 1899-1992 | person |
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Birth 1895-12-17
Death 1958-06-17
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