Peter Kaad (1898–1967) was an Australian architect and a partner in Lipson & Kaad, a practice working in

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from the 1930s until the 1960s. His architectural partner was Samuel Lipson (1901–1995). In ''Migrant architects practising modern architecture'' Rebecca Hawcroft states that "the firm became one of the most successful and prominent in the period and designed several of the era’s best buildings". Both partners were influence by the

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and in particular the work of

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Biography

Kaad was born on

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, a small Fijian island and was educated at

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(1911–1914). He then studied architecture at

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before there was a university architecture course available in

, but also attended architecture lectures in the Engineering Faculty at

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. His first employment was with the CBC Bank supervising the construction of branches in rural

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. In the mid-1920s he worked with the firm Hall & Prentice (in association with three other young New South Wales Architects: Bruce Dellit,

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and

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) designing

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. The foundation stone was laid in July 1920 by Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor), with an

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encrusted 18ct gold and

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, designed by Peter Kaad. On his return to Sydney he worked with the Commonwealth Works Department. A

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for the design of the

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was commissioned in July 1929 he was awarded third prize. Kaad's major work before his partnership with Lipson was the now demolished Rural Bank Building, Martin Place.

Lipson & Kaad major works

* Hoffnung & Co, now Red Cross House,

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* Truth Newspaper Building, Sydney, and

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* Hastings Deering, Crown Street,

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* California Cafe, Macleay Street,

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* The Seabreeze Hotel, Blakehurst * Temple Emanuel and

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* The United Carpet Mill,

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* Sebel Townhouse Hotel, Elizabeth Bay * The Israeli Embassy,

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Israeli Legation building, Canberra

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaad, Peter 1898 births 1967 deaths Architects from Sydney 20th-century Australian architects People educated at Newington College