About: Harry Weedon

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Harold William "Harry" Weedon (1887 – 17 June 1970) was a British architect. Although he designed a large number of buildings during a long career, he is best known for his role overseeing the Art Deco designs of the Odeon Cinemas for Oscar Deutsch in the 1930s. Influenced by the work of Erich Mendelsohn and Hans Poelzig – the Odeons "taught Britain to love modern architecture" and form "a body of work which, with London Underground stations, denotes the Thirties like nothing else".

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  • Harold William "Harry" Weedon (1887 – 17 June 1970) was a British architect. Although he designed a large number of buildings during a long career, he is best known for his role overseeing the Art Deco designs of the Odeon Cinemas for Oscar Deutsch in the 1930s. Influenced by the work of Erich Mendelsohn and Hans Poelzig – the Odeons "taught Britain to love modern architecture" and form "a body of work which, with London Underground stations, denotes the Thirties like nothing else". (en)
  • Harry Weedon (Birmingham, 1888 - ?, 17 juni 1970) was een Britse architect Harry Weedon is begonnen als architect in 1930. Hij was ook een getalenteerde pianist en vocht als gevechtspiloot in de Royal Flying Corps. In 1939 startte hij het nu nog draaiende Weedon Partnership.Hij was bekend door zijn “Odeon Cinemas” in art-deco-stijl, waarvan hij en zijn bedrijf er meer dan 300 ontwierp en bouwde vanaf 1932. (nl)
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  • Harold William "Harry" Weedon (1887 – 17 June 1970) was a British architect. Although he designed a large number of buildings during a long career, he is best known for his role overseeing the Art Deco designs of the Odeon Cinemas for Oscar Deutsch in the 1930s. Influenced by the work of Erich Mendelsohn and Hans Poelzig – the Odeons "taught Britain to love modern architecture" and form "a body of work which, with London Underground stations, denotes the Thirties like nothing else". (en)
  • Harry Weedon (Birmingham, 1888 - ?, 17 juni 1970) was een Britse architect Harry Weedon is begonnen als architect in 1930. Hij was ook een getalenteerde pianist en vocht als gevechtspiloot in de Royal Flying Corps. In 1939 startte hij het nu nog draaiende Weedon Partnership.Hij was bekend door zijn “Odeon Cinemas” in art-deco-stijl, waarvan hij en zijn bedrijf er meer dan 300 ontwierp en bouwde vanaf 1932. (nl)
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