Henry Cobb dies at 93

[kmp1284]

Henry Cobb, noted architect who ‘designed modern Boston,’ dies at 93 - The Boston Globe

A renowned architect and founding partner of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Cobb died March 2 at the age of 93, according to a spokesman at the architectural firm.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[Beton Brut]

Was just reading the obituary in AR.

Another giant of Modernism leaves the stage...

 

[vanshnookenraggen]

I'm reading the Ed Logue biography that just came out and I just got to the part where he hired Pei and Cobb. I didn't know he was still alive or that he had a hand in 1 Dalton! He truly left Boston a better place.

 

[Beton Brut]

I didn't know he was still alive or that he had a hand in 1 Dalton!

Recycled post from the One Dalton thread:

Our prodigal son comes home...Interesting thoughts on the Harbor Towers, the Hancock, and One Dalton.

The man who designed modern Boston