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I believe that John Poulson was the architectural designer for the Al Ain Hilton in Abu Dhabi. The main cladding at the front was a soft rose coloured sandstone and I was at the official opening. I worked in Abu Dhabi from 1971 to 1974 on the then new deep water port of Mina Zayed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Nicholas Arundel Inman ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
Splendid article! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.178.162.249 ( talk • contribs) .
Leeds Polytechnic was only founded in 1970. Presumably Poulson was educated at one of the institutions which subsequently went on to form the Poly; which one? Tsuguya ( talk) 06:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
A lot of the language in this article reads as a direct criticism of his character, without adequate sourcing (e.g. "This desire to show his financial superiority over others only served to highlight his true character as a lonely, friendless and insecure person." This isn't NPOV, and the article needs to be purged of this. I don't know enough about the architect to tackle it myself, unfortunately. illspirit| talk 13:53, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that the International Swimming Pool in Leeds was demolished in 2009/2010. There isn't much info about other buildings he had a hand in, but it'd be interesting to see how many have stood the test of city-development time. 81.129.201.185 ( talk) 11:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Just from memory: housing in Pontefract, Mexbrough and many other places. Swimming pools including Feltham (London). Sunderland police station. Many schools/colleges in Yorks WR and Co Durham. The Peterlee Lodge Hotel, Peterlee, Co Durham, and Peterlee swimming pool (completed by successor company Booth Hancock & Johnson). Hospital in Gozo. Airedale Hospital. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.26.70.111 ( talk) 17:44, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
The first sentence reads "...a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery and connections with the Freemason were disclosed in 1972." Beyond wondering who or what "the Freemason" might be, there is no source quoted for Poulson having any association with the Freemasons, nor does the rest of the entry even touch on it. I would ask that the claim be substantiated or removed, as per WP:Bio policies. Thanks. Bricology ( talk) 03:06, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
This article is factually incorrect. John Poulson married Cynthia Sykes in 1939. They had two daughters, one of whom - Sally was a contemporary of mine at the University of Durham in the early 1970's. It is also BIASED. It represents John as a charlatan when in fact he ran one of the largest Architectural practices in Europe during the 1960's See The Independants Obituary for confirmation - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-poulson-1470735.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.162.8.81 ( talk) 13:48, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
This article is factually incorrect. John Poulson married Cynthia Sykes in 1939. They had two daughters, one of whom - Sally was a contemporary of mine at the University of Durham in the early 1970's. It is also BIASED. It represents John as a charlatan when in fact he ran one of the largest Architectural practices in Europe during the 1960's See The Independants Obituary for confirmation. John Poulson was not an architect. He did not train as one, he did not qualify as one, he was never registered as one. It is therefore wrong to refer to him as an architect. He did the reputation of the profession great harm without being a member of it. He ran a large 'architectural' practice. It has been illegal to call oneself an architect without being suitably trained and qualified since the 1930s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.37.237 ( talk) 13:24, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
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Apparently much easier to come by than any of the older books listed here under Sources, John Grindrod's 2013 book, Concretopia, includes a chapter (Part 3, chapter 3) devoted largely to Poulson; /info/en/?search=Concretopia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.179.75 ( talk) 13:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
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I believe that John Poulson was the architectural designer for the Al Ain Hilton in Abu Dhabi. The main cladding at the front was a soft rose coloured sandstone and I was at the official opening. I worked in Abu Dhabi from 1971 to 1974 on the then new deep water port of Mina Zayed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Nicholas Arundel Inman ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
Splendid article! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.178.162.249 ( talk • contribs) .
Leeds Polytechnic was only founded in 1970. Presumably Poulson was educated at one of the institutions which subsequently went on to form the Poly; which one? Tsuguya ( talk) 06:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
A lot of the language in this article reads as a direct criticism of his character, without adequate sourcing (e.g. "This desire to show his financial superiority over others only served to highlight his true character as a lonely, friendless and insecure person." This isn't NPOV, and the article needs to be purged of this. I don't know enough about the architect to tackle it myself, unfortunately. illspirit| talk 13:53, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that the International Swimming Pool in Leeds was demolished in 2009/2010. There isn't much info about other buildings he had a hand in, but it'd be interesting to see how many have stood the test of city-development time. 81.129.201.185 ( talk) 11:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Just from memory: housing in Pontefract, Mexbrough and many other places. Swimming pools including Feltham (London). Sunderland police station. Many schools/colleges in Yorks WR and Co Durham. The Peterlee Lodge Hotel, Peterlee, Co Durham, and Peterlee swimming pool (completed by successor company Booth Hancock & Johnson). Hospital in Gozo. Airedale Hospital. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.26.70.111 ( talk) 17:44, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
The first sentence reads "...a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery and connections with the Freemason were disclosed in 1972." Beyond wondering who or what "the Freemason" might be, there is no source quoted for Poulson having any association with the Freemasons, nor does the rest of the entry even touch on it. I would ask that the claim be substantiated or removed, as per WP:Bio policies. Thanks. Bricology ( talk) 03:06, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
This article is factually incorrect. John Poulson married Cynthia Sykes in 1939. They had two daughters, one of whom - Sally was a contemporary of mine at the University of Durham in the early 1970's. It is also BIASED. It represents John as a charlatan when in fact he ran one of the largest Architectural practices in Europe during the 1960's See The Independants Obituary for confirmation - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-poulson-1470735.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.162.8.81 ( talk) 13:48, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
This article is factually incorrect. John Poulson married Cynthia Sykes in 1939. They had two daughters, one of whom - Sally was a contemporary of mine at the University of Durham in the early 1970's. It is also BIASED. It represents John as a charlatan when in fact he ran one of the largest Architectural practices in Europe during the 1960's See The Independants Obituary for confirmation. John Poulson was not an architect. He did not train as one, he did not qualify as one, he was never registered as one. It is therefore wrong to refer to him as an architect. He did the reputation of the profession great harm without being a member of it. He ran a large 'architectural' practice. It has been illegal to call oneself an architect without being suitably trained and qualified since the 1930s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.37.237 ( talk) 13:24, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
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Cheers.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberbot II ( talk • contribs) 20:27, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
Apparently much easier to come by than any of the older books listed here under Sources, John Grindrod's 2013 book, Concretopia, includes a chapter (Part 3, chapter 3) devoted largely to Poulson; /info/en/?search=Concretopia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.179.75 ( talk) 13:09, 17 January 2020 (UTC)