Laura Cohn
Lund Humphries
Hardback
240
1999
Wells Coates s daughter Laura Cohn has written this book to illustrate the conflicts qualities and disappointments of an extraordinary man. A portrait rather than a biography the book begins with Coates s upbringing in Japan and ends with his death in Vancouver in 1958. In between it traces the beliefs that guided his working life his ambitions successes and disappointments. The story of his unhappy marriage shows one part of his life experience relationships with friends colleagues and enemies reveal another side. The longest chapter on Lawn Road Flats is of both personal and professional interest: it provides an absorbing account of how plans evolved for this now famous building and of the relationships between Coates and his clients. The building s future has been the subjects of endless discussion in local and national newspapers and on radio and TV. The Door to a Secret Room gives context and information essential to anyone who has an interest in this landmark.
Lund Humphries
Hardback
240
1999
Wells Coates s daughter Laura Cohn has written this book to illustrate the conflicts qualities and disappointments of an extraordinary man. A portrait rather than a biography the book begins with Coates s upbringing in Japan and ends with his death in Vancouver in 1958. In between it traces the beliefs that guided his working life his ambitions successes and disappointments. The story of his unhappy marriage shows one part of his life experience relationships with friends colleagues and enemies reveal another side. The longest chapter on Lawn Road Flats is of both personal and professional interest: it provides an absorbing account of how plans evolved for this now famous building and of the relationships between Coates and his clients. The building s future has been the subjects of endless discussion in local and national newspapers and on radio and TV. The Door to a Secret Room gives context and information essential to anyone who has an interest in this landmark.