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Recorded in 1959 as principal in the practice GF MULLINS and PARTNERS of address 818 Sanlam Building, |Smith Street, Durban, Natal. In 1969 he is recorded as principal of the practice GF MULLINS and ASSOCIATES of address 407 Cory Mann George House, 30 Gardiner Street, Durban, Natal. Obituary 2014 A long and varied career ended on 29th December when after a short illness Gerald Mullins passed away peacefully at his home aged 90. Having had his studies interrupted by active service during World War II, Gerald graduated at Natal in 1947 before commencing independent practice in Durban in 1950. Landmark commissions include Musgrave Centre, Durban's first shopping mall, 1956-57, and the Brazilian-inspired Roman Catholic church in Newport five, Virginia, Durban North, now the hall to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, before merging with PRICE and HACKNER. In 1977 Gerald re-entered practice in partnership with his son Michael [MULLINS], forming GF MULLINS and ASSOCIATES, 1980-2002 when the latter emigrated to Denmark, but retirement had to wait until 2006 at age 82. However, practice was only one of Gerald's pursuits. He was politically active with the Progressive Party, forerunner of the DA, and spent a period in Cape Town with Voysey Bond before being appointed managing director of NBS Developments. (Rodney HARBER & Walter PETERS, KZNIA Journal. Vol. 39, Issue 3, 2014) (Obituary submitted by Karlien van Niekerk, Senior Technical Assistant, Pretoria School of Architecture) References | ||
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