Charlotte Ellis--AU revoir.

Charlotte Ellis who, with her husband Martin Meade, formed the Architectural Review's Paris correspondent died on 14 December. She trained as an architect at the Regent Street Polytechnic and worked in practice for several years, during which time she wrote a book on architecture for children--one of the few that has ever appeared. Her fondness for writing caused her to apply to the Architects' Journal, for which she worked as news editor for several years.

She was prone to making tough decisions suddenly and quite unexpectedly left to marry Martin, an architectural historian, who was already teaching in Paris. They formed an impressive team, collaborating on books as well as special issues of this magazine. On her own account, she continued to write about a great range of subjects for many magazines as well as this one. Towards the end of her life, she became withdrawn, and successfully took to translating texts on architecture and related subjects.

She will be remembered by all who met her for her often caustic wit and clarity of thought; she had a very sharp way with pretension. It is hard for all of us who loved her to realise that we shall no longer hear her gravelly, tobacco infused laughter as she pointed out posturing stupidity, or her infectious joy in good details, witty plans and well wrought buildings. P. D.