Edwin Heathcote (born London) is a
writer
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,
architect
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and
designer
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. He has been the architecture and design critic of ''
The Financial Times
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''
since 1999, and is the author of books on architecture and design. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of online design writing archive readingdesign.org.
Since 2020 he has been the Keeper of Meaning at The Cosmic House, Charles Jencks' grade II listed former London home.
Publications
*Imre Makovecz: The Wings of the Soul, Academy Editions, 1997
*Budapest: A Guide to 20th Century Architecture, Batsford, 1997
*Church Builders (with Iona Spens), Academy Editions, 1997
*Monument Builders, Academy Editions/
John Wiley & Sons
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, 1998
*Bank Builders, Academy Editions/
John Wiley & Sons
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, 2000
*Cinema Builders, Academy Editions/
John Wiley & Sons
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, 2001
*Theatre: London: An Architectural Guide, Batsford 2002
*Furniture & Architecture (editor), Architectural Design, Academy Editions/
John Wiley & Sons
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, 2002
*London Caffs, Academy Editions/
John Wiley & Sons
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, 2004
*Contemporary Church Architecture, Academy Editions/
John Wiley & Sons
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, 2007
*The Architecture of Hope, Frances Lincoln, 2010
*The Meaning of Home, Frances Lincoln, 2012
*On the Street: In-Between Architecture, HENI 2022
References
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1968 births
Living people
English architecture writers
Architecture critics
Architects from London