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Gerd Block

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Latitude
51
Longitude
9
Start Date
1926-01-01
End Date
1926-01-01

Description

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ID
tba053

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/gerd-block
Birth Place
Germany
Biography
Mr. Gerd Block.Studied architecture in Berlin andKarlsruhe. Winner of Gold Medal for bestFinal Year thesis at Karlsruhe. Migrated toAustralia, 1951 . ln private practice, with hiswife, since 1956. Post graduate degreeMelbourne University, I965. Senior Lecturerand Year Master at School of Architectureand Building, University of Melbourne,since 1964. Published works on NetworkAnalysis and Architectural Education.[Anon. Design Australia, 5/1969, p.56.] Writers: Michael Bogle Date written: 2016 Last updated: 2016
Born
b. 1 January 1926
Summary
Renate and Gerd Block worked in partnership as architects. In 1958, they were exhibiting furniture and lighting in "Architecture and Arts". They were the architects for the first Canberra mosque, 1960. They were among the first interior architects to design and install the "office landscape" / Bürolandschaft in Australia. Their first commission to use this approach was the Nunawading Municipal Offices in Victoria ca.1969.
Gender
Male
Died
1-Jan-07
Age at death
81