Alex Jelinek b. 28 April 1925

  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Alex Jelinek was a Czech-born architect and designer best known for the 1957 Benjamin House in Canberra, considered a significant contribution to experimental modernism in Australia. He also designed furniture for the house, fabricated by Schulim Crimper. The Benjamin House was awarded “House of the Year” in 1958 by Architecture and Arts. In 1961 Jelinek built a steel roadhouse at Peregian (Qld) (demolished 2003).
Tags: Benjamin House, Canberra, Peregian Roadhouse, Sunshine Coast
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Name
Alex Jelinek
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Other Occupation
  • Sculptor c.1960 -
Tags:
Benjamin House
Canberra
Peregian Roadhouse
Sunshine Coast
Birth date
28 April 1925
Death date
12 February 2007
Active Period
  • c.1955 - c.1962
Arrival
  • 1950 (From Prague via Germany to Melbourne)
Residence
  • -

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References [<ExternalResource: Roger Benjamin and Gillian Forwood. "Alex Jelinek, 1925-2007." (obituary) Sydney Morning Herald, 2 March 2007.>, <ExternalResource: Roger Benjamin, "Growing up Modern. Canberra's Round House and Alex Jelinek." Halstead Press, 2023.>] [<ExternalResource: Roger Benjamin and Gillian Forwood. "Alex Jelinek, 1925-2007." (obituary) Sydney Morning Herald, 2 March 2007.>]