Louis Hellman (born 1936) is a British

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and

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. He is particularly known for his cartoons from the world of architecture and his ''Archi-têtes'' drawings, in which he caricatured architects by drawing them in the style of their buildings. His drawings and illustrations have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines since 1967.

Life

Hellman studied architecture at the "Bartlett School of Architecture" of

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and at the

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. He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1993 he was made a ''Member'' of the

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(MBE).

Exhibitions

*1979 Architectural Association (AA),

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*1991, 1993: Interbuild,

*1996:

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*2000: Soane-Museum *2001:

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Publications

*''Architecture A to Z. A Rough Guide''. Wiley, Chichester, 2001 . *''Architecture for Beginners''. Rowohlt paperback publisher, Reinbek, 1988, The German edition of this work demonstrate either in the German National Library of yet another library of the Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog, it can be assumed that they probably planned but never released. *''Archi-têtes The ID in the Grid''. Wiley, Chichester, 2000 . *'All Hellman breaks loose'

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellman, Louis Living people 1936 births British architects Members of the Order of the British Empire British cartoonists Alumni of The Bartlett École des Beaux-Arts alumni