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 joined the Prague Academy of Fine Arts in 1946, where he [...]
Canberra House
Mid-century modernist architecture
Archive ~ Site related
RSS feed for this section
More Articles from Archive ~ Site related
Occasionally people ask me whether I conduct guided tours. I don’t, but I’ve often thought a series of themed, self-guided walking and driving tours could be a useful addition to the content on this website and provide interested Canberrans and tourists with a way of learning about some of Canberra’s important mid-twentieth century modernist houses.
Development [...]
I’m in the process of changing the site over to Wordpress. Some internal pages are not yet linked up and I’m going to remake the images throughout the site. Your patience during this brief period of unrest is appreciated. Should only be a few days.
Update: all internal links now working. Images and slideshows now being [...]
© 2010 Canberra House. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by Wordpress. Designed by 