Oswald Noel Coulson b. 21 May 1905

  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Coulson was a Melbourne interior designer and architect initially working with I.G. Anderson, later establishing an independent practice in the 1950s. He designed interiors and furniture as well as domestic architecture. He retired in 1970 but remained active until ca.1975.
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Name
Oswald Noel Coulson (also known as Noel)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Other Occupation
  • weaver (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1920-1929 - Geelong, Victoria
  • composer (ANZSIC code: 5521) c.1930 - Melbourne, Victoria
  • lacquerworker (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1930 -
  • -
Birth date
21 May 1905
Birth place
Geelong, Victoria
Death date
20 January 1989
Death place
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Residence
  • 1905 - 1935 Sandringham, Melbourne, Victoria (Coulson designed the house and interior)
  • 1961 - 1970 (Coulson refurbished the nineteenth century terrace to his own designs, including two major schemes of refurnishing during his ownership. )
  • 1970 - c.1975
  • 1955 - c.1988 (Coulson built the holiday house in the 1950s and retired there in the early 1970s)
Training
  • technical high school, 1918 - c.1919 Gordon Technical College, VIC
  • architecture, c.1920 - c.1923 Gordon Institute, Geelong, VIC

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