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- Sir James Maude Richards, CBE FRIBA (13 August 1907 – 27 April 1992) was a British architectural writer.
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Sir James Maude Richards, CBE FRIBA (13 August 1907 – 27 April 1992) was a British architectural writer. James Maude Richards was born in 1907, at Ladypath, Park Lane, Carshalton, Surrey. His father, Louis Saurin Richards, was a solicitor, and his mother, Lucy Denes (née Clarence), was born in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. [1]
James Maude Richards (1907 - 1992) RA Collection: People and Organisations Writer on architecture. As well as publishing many books, he served as editor of the Architectural Review from 1937 to 1971, the longest period in office of any of its editors. Profile. Born: 13 August 1907 in Carshalton Died: 27 April 1992
The architectural writer James Maude Richards bemoaned the disappearance of local character from our shops as early as 1938, but even so he could include a plumassier, submarine engineer and...
Apr 27, 2023 · Jessica Kelly’s opening sentence captures the consistent philosophy of editor, critic, author, and broadcaster James Maude (J.M.) Richards. In a career spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s, Richards was at the forefront of Britain’s architectural discourse.
Mar 29, 2023 · 1 James Maude Richards trained as an architect, but soon gave up practice to become an eminent architectural writer and critic. He edited the AR from 1937 to 1971; the longest and perhaps most influential tenure of any of its editors.
Contents. I. The Englishman’s home -- II. A landscape from within -- III. The anatomy of suburbia -- IV. Another man’s poison -- V. The voice of the school-teacher -- VI. The origin of the species -- VII. Compactness above all -- VIII.
Jan 17, 2013 · Memoirs of an Unjust Fella, first published in 1980, is the autobiography of James Maude Richards (1907-1992): a personal account from the heart of the twentieth century's high...
