This is a letter in response to Robin Boyd's synopsis of 'The Puzzle of Architecture'. Melbourne University Press is keen to publish it and also suggests interest by international markets (through Cambridge University Press). It discusses possible book formats and royalties.Blue paper, typewritten

Robin Boyd used these hanging files for personal and professional documents. They are labelled "Puzzle of Architecture & Living in Australia". 'Stegbar", 'Letters", 'Flying Dogtor", 'Publications", 'Crawfords", 'Club", 'The Australian", 'Miscellaneous", "Historical Notes". 'The Aist'n Ugliness", 'Trips", "290 Walsh St", "Car", "insurance", "Foster Parents", "Penleigh & Suzy" and some are untitled. These were kept in a special built in space in the upstairs south shelves.walsh st miscellaneous, robin boyd

This medal was conferred posthumously as Robin Boyd died in 1971. In 1973, Patricia Boyd travelled to the American Institute of Architects Convention in San Francisco, to receive the AIA's Architecture Critics Medal on behalf of her late husband. She gave an acceptance speech at this event.Certificate from The American Institute of Architects, with crest, conferring 1973 Architecture Critics' Medal on Robin Boyd. Signed by the President, F. Scott Ferebee Jr, and Secretary, Hilliard J. Smith Jr. It is in a perspex frame.The American Institute of Architects is honored to confer the 1973 Architecture Critics' Medal on Robin Boyd. Distinguished creator as well as critic of architecture, Robin Boyd was passionately devoted to the ideal of what the human environment - particularly that most intimate environment, the home - could be. His writing could be pitiless, because he hated the cheap, the shoddy, the ugly around us. But more than most critics, he was able to empathize with us fellow professionals as they struggled to solve what he called "the puzzle of architecture'. May 1973. Signed by President and Secretary.critics award, the american institute of architects, aia award, robin boyd, patricia boyd

Critique of Donald Leslie Johnson's book on Griffin. Boyd does not think it compares well to the first such book, written by James Birrell called "The Architecture of Walter Burley Griffin".Original manuscript for a book review of "The architecture of Walter Burley Griffin" by Donald Leslie Johnson. However, this is puzzling as the book appears to be published in 1977 (perhaps a 2nd edition)Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 6 pagesUnderlining of Walter Burley Griffin on second pagejames birrell, donald leslie johnson. a yankee in the kangaroo's court, prairie school review, robin boyd, manuscript

These original columns are marble, made in 113AD. They come from Rome, Italy and are held in the Cast Courts at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The collection of casts at the museum is one of the most important in the world. Their original purpose was educational when it was not easy to trail and see original works. they thus provided an opportunity for students to study. The Cast Courts opened in 1873 and allowed the display of large monuments. These galleries are currently divided by nationality. Photograph of a cast of Trajan's Column at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The column has been displayed in two parts. he massive cast is a tremendous feat of both engineering and casting. Displayed in the Architectural Courts from the time of their opening in 1873, it provided the opportunity for students (and others not able to travel to Rome) to see this iconic monument of the classical world. The cast of the column is made up of sections of plaster reliefs that are attached to an inner chimney built of brick. Each section was individually numbered so that the column could easily be assembled like a giant jigsaw puzzle. (http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/trajans-column/)trajan's column, roman forum, plaster casts