Edwin Heathcote (born London) is a writer, architect and designer. He has been the architecture and design critic of The Financial Times 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, 1998 Bank Builders, Academy Editions/John Wiley & Sons, 2000 Cinema Builders, Academy Editions/John Wiley & Sons, 2001 Theatre: London: An Architectural Guide, Batsford 2002 Furniture & Architecture (editor), Architectural Design, Academy Editions/John Wiley & Sons, 2002 London Caffs, Academy Editions/John Wiley & Sons, 2004 Contemporary Church Architecture, Academy Editions/John Wiley & Sons, 2007 The Architecture of Hope, Frances Lincoln, 2010 The Meaning of Home, Frances Lincoln, 2012 On the Street: In-Between Architecture, HENI 2022
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