Growing Up Modern
canberra's round house and alex jelinek
$47.54
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2022
Summary
The Round House: A Mid-Century Modern Childhood in Australia’s House of the Year
Named “a genius if there ever was one”, Czech refugee Alex Jelinek created Australia’s 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 family’s lives in the 1960s and 1970s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781875684090 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1875684093 |
| Author: | Roger Benjamin |
| Publisher: | Halstead Press |
| Imprint: | Halstead Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 840g |
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About The Author
Roger Benjamin
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. 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.
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