Gerd Block b. 1 January 1926

  • Architect
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.
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Name
Gerd Block
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect
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architect
designer
Birth date
1 January 1926
Death date
1 January 2007

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References [<ExternalResource: Office Landscaping. A new concept in Office Planning. Architecture in Australia, April 1969, pps.293-298, illus.>, <ExternalResource: news item. Office landscape, Nunawading Victoria, Cross-Section 1 January 1969, issue no.195>, <ExternalResource: "Furniture by Gerd and Renate Architects" Architecture and Arts, December 1958, pp.27-28 (illus. of four works)>, <ExternalResource: Gerd and Renate Block>] [<ExternalResource: Office Landscaping. A new concept in Office Planning. Architecture in Australia, April 1969, pps.293-298, illus.>, <ExternalResource: news item. Office landscape, Nunawading Victoria, Cross-Section 1 January 1969, issue no.195>, <ExternalResource: "Furniture by Gerd and Renate Architects" Architecture and Arts, December 1958, pp.27-28 (illus. of four works)>]