Blake, Peter, 1920-2006

Peter Blake was a noted architect and author of architectural publications. He was associated with "Architectural Forum," a leading and influential journal, from 1942 to 1972, as a contributing author and editor. From 1955 to 1957 he was the architecture editor of "House and Home." He also was chief publisher of "Architecture Plus" from 1972-1975. He was the author of more than 15 books on architecture and architects. Blake was a critic of modern architecture and wrote extensively on the topic. Blake was a professional architect and designed about 50 buildings during the span of his career. Peter Blake was born on September 20, 1920, in Berlin, Germany. He attended college in London in the late 1930s before he immigrated to the United States. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in the early 1940s. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in Europe during World War II. He received an architecture degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1949. He died on December 5, 2006 in Connecticut.

From the description of Peter Blake papers, 1943-1979. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 77620965

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