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Samuel Nathaniel Cooke (born 1883) was an English architect active in Birmingham, England in the early to mid 20th century. He was almost invariably credited as S. N. Cooke and his later work was carried out under the auspices of his firm S. N. Cooke and Partners. Works by him and the partnership include significant civic buildings, hospitals, and commercial premises in Birmingham and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. == Early career == Cooke was born in Birmingham, England, in 1883. His early works include the original Birmingham Repertory Theatre (1913), for director Barry Jackson. This was the first purpose-built repertory theatre in the UK.〔 Jackson and Cooke took inspiration from the democratic nature of theatres they had visited in Germany. The design of The Repertory Theatre was particularly influenced by Max Littmann's 1908 ''ドイツ語:Künstlertheater'' in Munich.〔 The Birmingham theatre is still in use, now known as the Old Rep. Cooke also designed the city's civic war memorial, the Hall of Memory (1922–1925), in collaboration with W. N. Twist. The designs included a Doric colonnade, which was moved to St. Thomas' Peace Garden in 1995, after the original site was redeveloped as Centenary Square.〔 During the 1920s and 1930s, he often worked collaboratively with the Birmingham sculptor, William Bloye, for example on the Hall of Memory〔 and at 7–8 Waterloo Street.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PMSA )〕 Cooke was also involved in plans for the aborted Civic Centre on Broad Street, Birmingham. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「S. N. Cooke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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