diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 112e76ed2d..45ceb5e8f8 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ source_set("libtint_core_src") {
     "src/ast/variable_decoration.h",
     "src/ast/workgroup_decoration.cc",
     "src/ast/workgroup_decoration.h",
+    "src/block_allocator.h",
     "src/castable.cc",
     "src/castable.h",
     "src/demangler.cc",
@@ -827,6 +828,7 @@ source_set("tint_unittests_core_src") {
     "src/ast/variable_decl_statement_test.cc",
     "src/ast/variable_test.cc",
     "src/ast/workgroup_decoration_test.cc",
+    "src/block_allocator_test.cc",
     "src/castable_test.cc",
     "src/demangler_test.cc",
     "src/diagnostic/formatter_test.cc",
diff --git a/fuzzers/tint_ast_clone_fuzzer.cc b/fuzzers/tint_ast_clone_fuzzer.cc
index f7eb93b831..6ce94bcde0 100644
--- a/fuzzers/tint_ast_clone_fuzzer.cc
+++ b/fuzzers/tint_ast_clone_fuzzer.cc
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
 
   // Check that none of the AST nodes or type pointers in dst are found in src
   std::unordered_set<tint::ast::Node*> src_nodes;
-  for (auto& src_node : src.nodes()) {
-    src_nodes.emplace(src_node.get());
+  for (auto* src_node : src.nodes()) {
+    src_nodes.emplace(src_node);
   }
   std::unordered_set<tint::ast::type::Type*> src_types;
   for (auto& src_type : src.types()) {
     src_types.emplace(src_type.second.get());
   }
-  for (auto& dst_node : dst.nodes()) {
-    ASSERT_EQ(src_nodes.count(dst_node.get()), 0u);
+  for (auto* dst_node : dst.nodes()) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(src_nodes.count(dst_node), 0u);
   }
   for (auto& dst_type : dst.types()) {
     ASSERT_EQ(src_types.count(dst_type.second.get()), 0u);
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cc4777517..c655d71de2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ set(TINT_LIB_SRCS
   ast/variable_decl_statement.h
   ast/workgroup_decoration.cc
   ast/workgroup_decoration.h
+  block_allocator.h
   castable.cc
   castable.h
   demangler.cc
@@ -458,6 +459,7 @@ if(${TINT_BUILD_TESTS})
     ast/variable_test.cc
     ast/workgroup_decoration_test.cc
     castable_test.cc
+    block_allocator_test.cc
     demangler_test.cc
     diagnostic/formatter_test.cc
     diagnostic/printer_test.cc
diff --git a/src/ast/module.h b/src/ast/module.h
index a42bd7ff9b..63fd9c75c9 100644
--- a/src/ast/module.h
+++ b/src/ast/module.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "src/ast/type/alias_type.h"
 #include "src/ast/type_manager.h"
 #include "src/ast/variable.h"
+#include "src/block_allocator.h"
 #include "src/symbol_table.h"
 
 namespace tint {
@@ -112,12 +113,7 @@ class Module {
   /// @returns the node pointer
   template <typename T, typename... ARGS>
   traits::EnableIfIsType<T, Node>* create(ARGS&&... args) {
-    static_assert(std::is_base_of<Node, T>::value,
-                  "T does not derive from Node");
-    auto uptr = std::make_unique<T>(std::forward<ARGS>(args)...);
-    auto ptr = uptr.get();
-    ast_nodes_.emplace_back(std::move(uptr));
-    return ptr;
+    return ast_nodes_.Create<T>(std::forward<ARGS>(args)...);
   }
 
   /// Creates a new type::Type owned by the Module.
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ class Module {
   }
 
   /// @returns all the declared nodes in the module
-  const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ast::Node>>& nodes() { return ast_nodes_; }
+  BlockAllocator<Node>::View nodes() { return ast_nodes_.Objects(); }
 
   /// Registers `name` as a symbol
   /// @param name the name to register
@@ -184,7 +180,7 @@ class Module {
   // The constructed types are owned by the type manager
   std::vector<type::Type*> constructed_types_;
   FunctionList functions_;
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Node>> ast_nodes_;
+  BlockAllocator<Node> ast_nodes_;
   TypeManager type_mgr_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ast/module_clone_test.cc b/src/ast/module_clone_test.cc
index e42cb9afb3..1c7fd7b831 100644
--- a/src/ast/module_clone_test.cc
+++ b/src/ast/module_clone_test.cc
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ fn main() -> void {
 
   // Check that none of the AST nodes or type pointers in dst are found in src
   std::unordered_set<ast::Node*> src_nodes;
-  for (auto& src_node : src.nodes()) {
-    src_nodes.emplace(src_node.get());
+  for (auto* src_node : src.nodes()) {
+    src_nodes.emplace(src_node);
   }
   std::unordered_set<ast::type::Type*> src_types;
   for (auto& src_type : src.types()) {
     src_types.emplace(src_type.second.get());
   }
-  for (auto& dst_node : dst.nodes()) {
-    ASSERT_EQ(src_nodes.count(dst_node.get()), 0u) << dst_node->str();
+  for (auto* dst_node : dst.nodes()) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(src_nodes.count(dst_node), 0u) << dst_node->str();
   }
   for (auto& dst_type : dst.types()) {
     ASSERT_EQ(src_types.count(dst_type.second.get()), 0u)
diff --git a/src/block_allocator.h b/src/block_allocator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..915d4b07c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/block_allocator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef SRC_BLOCK_ALLOCATOR_H_
+#define SRC_BLOCK_ALLOCATOR_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace tint {
+
+/// A container and allocator of objects of (or deriving from) the template type
+/// `T`.
+/// Objects are allocated by calling Create(), and are owned by the
+/// BlockAllocator. When the BlockAllocator is destructed, all constructed
+/// objects are automatically destructed and freed.
+///
+/// Objects held by the BlockAllocator can be iterated over using a
+/// View or ConstView.
+template <typename T>
+class BlockAllocator {
+  using InternalVector = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<T>>;
+  using InternalIterator = typename InternalVector::const_iterator;
+
+ public:
+  class View;
+  class ConstView;
+
+  /// Constructor
+  BlockAllocator() = default;
+  /// Move constructor
+  BlockAllocator(BlockAllocator&&) = default;
+  /// Move assignment operator
+  /// @return this BlockAllocator
+  BlockAllocator& operator=(BlockAllocator&&) = default;
+
+  /// An iterator for the objects owned by the BlockAllocator.
+  class Iterator {
+   public:
+    /// Equality operator
+    /// @param other the iterator to compare this iterator to
+    /// @returns true if this iterator is equal to other
+    bool operator==(const Iterator& other) const { return it_ == other.it_; }
+    /// Inequality operator
+    /// @param other the iterator to compare this iterator to
+    /// @returns true if this iterator is not equal to other
+    bool operator!=(const Iterator& other) const { return it_ != other.it_; }
+    /// Advances the iterator
+    /// @returns this iterator
+    Iterator& operator++() {
+      ++it_;
+      return *this;
+    }
+    /// @returns the pointer to the object at the current iterator position
+    T* operator*() const { return it_->get(); }
+
+   private:
+    friend View;  // Keep internal iterator impl private.
+    explicit Iterator(InternalIterator it) : it_(it) {}
+    InternalIterator it_;
+  };
+
+  /// A const iterator for the objects owned by the BlockAllocator.
+  class ConstIterator {
+   public:
+    /// Equality operator
+    /// @param other the iterator to compare this iterator to
+    /// @returns true if this iterator is equal to other
+    bool operator==(const ConstIterator& other) const {
+      return it_ == other.it_;
+    }
+    /// Inequality operator
+    /// @param other the iterator to compare this iterator to
+    /// @returns true if this iterator is not equal to other
+    bool operator!=(const ConstIterator& other) const {
+      return it_ != other.it_;
+    }
+    /// Advances the iterator
+    /// @returns this iterator
+    ConstIterator& operator++() {
+      ++it_;
+      return *this;
+    }
+    /// @returns the pointer to the object at the current iterator position
+    T* operator*() const { return it_->get(); }
+
+   private:
+    friend ConstView;  // Keep internal iterator impl private.
+    explicit ConstIterator(InternalIterator it) : it_(it) {}
+    InternalIterator it_;
+  };
+
+  /// View provides begin() and end() methods for looping over the objects owned
+  /// by the BlockAllocator.
+  class View {
+   public:
+    /// @returns an iterator to the beginning of the view
+    Iterator begin() const { return Iterator(allocator_->objects_.begin()); }
+    /// @returns an iterator to the end of the view
+    Iterator end() const { return Iterator(allocator_->objects_.end()); }
+
+   private:
+    friend BlockAllocator;  // For BlockAllocator::operator View()
+    explicit View(BlockAllocator const* allocator) : allocator_(allocator) {}
+    BlockAllocator const* const allocator_;
+  };
+
+  /// ConstView provides begin() and end() methods for looping over the objects
+  /// owned by the BlockAllocator.
+  class ConstView {
+   public:
+    /// @returns an iterator to the beginning of the view
+    ConstIterator begin() const {
+      return ConstIterator(allocator_->objects_.begin());
+    }
+    /// @returns an iterator to the end of the view
+    ConstIterator end() const {
+      return ConstIterator(allocator_->objects_.end());
+    }
+
+   private:
+    friend BlockAllocator;  // For BlockAllocator::operator ConstView()
+    explicit ConstView(BlockAllocator const* allocator)
+        : allocator_(allocator) {}
+    BlockAllocator const* const allocator_;
+  };
+
+  /// @return a View of all objects owned by this BlockAllocator
+  View Objects() { return View(this); }
+  /// @return a ConstView of all objects owned by this BlockAllocator
+  ConstView Objects() const { return ConstView(this); }
+
+  /// Creates a new `TYPE` owned by the BlockAllocator.
+  /// When the BlockAllocator is destructed the object will be destructed and
+  /// freed.
+  /// @param args the arguments to pass to the type constructor
+  /// @returns the pointer to the constructed object
+  template <typename TYPE = T, typename... ARGS>
+  TYPE* Create(ARGS&&... args) {
+    static_assert(
+        std::is_same<T, TYPE>::value || std::is_base_of<T, TYPE>::value,
+        "TYPE does not derive from T");
+    auto uptr = std::make_unique<TYPE>(std::forward<ARGS>(args)...);
+    auto ptr = uptr.get();
+    objects_.emplace_back(std::move(uptr));
+    return ptr;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  BlockAllocator(const BlockAllocator&) = delete;
+  BlockAllocator& operator=(const BlockAllocator&) = delete;
+
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<T>> objects_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace tint
+
+#endif  // SRC_BLOCK_ALLOCATOR_H_
diff --git a/src/block_allocator_test.cc b/src/block_allocator_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e468907893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/block_allocator_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "src/block_allocator.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+namespace tint {
+namespace {
+
+struct LifetimeCounter {
+  explicit LifetimeCounter(size_t* count) : count_(count) { (*count)++; }
+  ~LifetimeCounter() { (*count_)--; }
+
+  size_t* const count_;
+};
+
+using BlockAllocatorTest = testing::Test;
+
+TEST_F(BlockAllocatorTest, Empty) {
+  using Allocator = BlockAllocator<int>;
+
+  Allocator allocator;
+
+  for (int* i : allocator.Objects()) {
+    (void)i;
+    if ((true)) {  // Workaround for "error: loop will run at most once"
+      FAIL() << "BlockAllocator should be empty";
+    }
+  }
+  for (int* i : static_cast<const Allocator&>(allocator).Objects()) {
+    (void)i;
+    if ((true)) {  // Workaround for "error: loop will run at most once"
+      FAIL() << "BlockAllocator should be empty";
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockAllocatorTest, ObjectLifetime) {
+  using Allocator = BlockAllocator<LifetimeCounter>;
+
+  size_t count = 0;
+  {
+    Allocator allocator;
+    EXPECT_EQ(count, 0u);
+    allocator.Create(&count);
+    EXPECT_EQ(count, 1u);
+    allocator.Create(&count);
+    EXPECT_EQ(count, 2u);
+    allocator.Create(&count);
+    EXPECT_EQ(count, 3u);
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(count, 0u);
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockAllocatorTest, MoveConstruct) {
+  using Allocator = BlockAllocator<LifetimeCounter>;
+
+  size_t count = 0;
+
+  {
+    Allocator allocator_a;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      allocator_a.Create(&count);
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(count, 10u);
+
+    Allocator allocator_b{std::move(allocator_a)};
+    EXPECT_EQ(count, 10u);
+  }
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(count, 0u);
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockAllocatorTest, MoveAssign) {
+  using Allocator = BlockAllocator<LifetimeCounter>;
+
+  size_t count_a = 0;
+  size_t count_b = 0;
+
+  {
+    Allocator allocator_a;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      allocator_a.Create(&count_a);
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(count_a, 10u);
+
+    Allocator allocator_b;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      allocator_b.Create(&count_b);
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(count_b, 10u);
+
+    allocator_b = std::move(allocator_a);
+    EXPECT_EQ(count_a, 10u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(count_b, 0u);
+  }
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(count_a, 0u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(count_b, 0u);
+}
+
+TEST_F(BlockAllocatorTest, ObjectOrder) {
+  using Allocator = BlockAllocator<int>;
+
+  Allocator allocator;
+  constexpr int N = 10000;
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    allocator.Create(i);
+  }
+
+  {
+    int i = 0;
+    for (int* p : allocator.Objects()) {
+      EXPECT_EQ(*p, i);
+      i++;
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(i, N);
+  }
+  {
+    int i = 0;
+    for (int* p : static_cast<const Allocator&>(allocator).Objects()) {
+      EXPECT_EQ(*p, i);
+      i++;
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(i, N);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace tint