Italian-born Canberra architect Enrico Taglietti has been awarded Australia’s most prestigious architecture prize—the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) Gold Medal for Architecture. In presenting the Gold Medal at the Australian National University in Canberra on 15 March, RAIA President Carey Lyon said the Award … Read More →
Monthly Archives: March 2007
A genius if ever there was one
The death of one of Australia’s forgotten modernists has been reported in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times. Alex Jelinek, whose only fully realised architectural work is the Round House, at 10 Gawler Crescent, Deakin, died on 12 February 2007 aged 81. Jelinek … Read More →
9th World Congress on Art Deco
In April 2007, the Art Deco Society will host the 9th World Congress on Art Deco in Melbourne. The 2007 Congress will be held from Monday 16 April to Friday 20 April, 2007. A World Congress is held at a nominated city around the world … Read More →