Jiri Lev

Jiri Lev (born 1979, /ˈjɪrɪ ˈlɛv/, Czech: Jiří Lev) is a Czech-Australian architect and urbanist, active in the field of sustainable residential, sacred and public architecture, disaster recovery and humanitarian development.

Jiri Lev
Born1979
CitizenshipAustralia, Czech Republic
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle (Australia)
OccupationArchitect
Years active1998–present
StyleContextualism

Lev's works are known for their highly varied, regionally specific and contextual architectural style, and frequent use of natural, raw and locally sourced construction materials, such as timber, stone, hempcrete, canite or clay and lime products (Gulgong Holtermann Museum, Courtyard House, Tasmanian House). He teaches on sustainable and resilient architecture in lectures, workshops and writing.

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