Best Overend
Best Overend | |
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| Born | Acheson Best Overend 15 October 1909 |
| Died | 28 July 1977 (aged 67) |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | Swinburne Technical College, University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1931—1977 |
| Spouse | Bernice Adelaide Emily Overend (née Lawn) |
| Children | Darren Lawn Overend (10 June 1944—16 January 2024) |
| Parent(s) | Harold Acheson Overend, Emily Trahair |
| Buildings | Cairo Flats |
Acheson Best Overend ARAIA ARIBA (15 October 1909 – 28 July 1977) was an Australian architect who worked mostly in Melbourne. He is known as one of the first architects in Victoria to be truly committed to Modernism (from the early 1930s), promoting the approach in articles in popular magazines and newspapers. He did not however design many notable independent works, the exception being the Cairo Flats in Fitzroy, built 1935–1936, a daringly Modernist design for Melbourne in the 1930s.