Growing Up Modern

Canberra'S Round House and Alex Jelinek

Roger Benjamin

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Woodslane
01 December 2022

Individual architects & architectural firms; Architectural structure & design; Memoirs; Arts & Architecture - Australian

"Named ""a genius if there ever was one"", Czech refugee Alex Jelinek created Australias 1957 House of the Year in the uniquely modern city of Canberra. This is the story of how Canberra’s ‘Round House’ came to be designed, built, and lived in – alongside the stories of the people who turned it into the home it is today. The cultural intensity of the Benjamin familys lives in the 1960s and 1970s is brought vividly to life by the author, who in 1999 bought back the house and undertook its restoration. Lovers of mid-century modern design will revel in this first-hand account of a childhood spent in the crucible of 60s culture.

Rogers Growing up Modern won Highly Commended in the 2023 Art, Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAS), an annual art history book award that recognises the best in arts writing and research across Australasia."

By: Roger Benjamin
Imprint: Woodslane
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9781875684090
ISBN 10: 1875684093
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 December 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger Benjamin is Professor of Art History at the University of Sydney, passionate about his family's history and that of the home he grew up in.