Ernest Fooks b. 1906

Also known as Ernest Fuchs
  • Architect
Progressive European-trained emigre architect who made important contributions to architectural and cultural life of Melbourne during and after World War II. Fooks' practice also encompassed interior design. A retrospective of his work was held at Melbourne's Jewish Museum in 2001.
Tags: Town planning, Interior design, furniture design

Citations

  • Ernest Fooks: Architect by Harriet Edquist, School of Architecture and Design RMIT, 2001 ISBN: 086459 164 0

  • Harriet Edquist, “Vienna Abroad.” RMIT Design Archives Journal, 9:1, 2019, p.34 (bio summary)

See also

  • "Childrens Wear Shop, Banbury Cross, 41 Collins St." (account of commission), Architecture and Arts, December 1957, p.43