Robin Boyd was invited to be a judge on the AIA-Sunset Western Home Awards Program (see correspondence item D416). Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to California in July 1965. They also visited Japan.Colour slide in a mount. Pacific Mercantile Bank Building (or the Perpetual Savings and Loan building), 9720 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1961(Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Made in Australia / 15 / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Robin Boyd developed a close friendship with the founder of the Bauhaus in Weimar Germany, Walter Gropius, who had moved to the USA in the 1930s. Through this connection, Boyd was invited to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bemis Professor at the School in the North American academic year 1956-7. Robin and Patricia Boyd, with their youngest daughter Suzy, were based in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the year. Boyd gave some lectures at MIT and he was also invited to give lectures at many other universities, allowing him to travel widely within the USA, especially on the East Coast. This gave him the opportunity to meet architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Paul Rudolph and many others, and visit the offices of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and places like Taliesin and the General Motors Technical Center Detroit. On the way home, the Boyds visited London, Berlin, Paris and Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel in France.Colour slide in a mount. New York skyline with Empire State building, New York, USAMade in USA / Inscribed 31 / 37 (Handwritten)mit bemis professorship, mit, robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Corio Villa, Geelong. Cast iron house. (Ref R.B. Australia’s Home)Mount Made in England / Encircled 11 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Garden, possibly AustraliaMade in Australia / 14 (Handwritten) / G13 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image, unknown locationMade in Australia / 2 (Handwritten) / 2 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. English, Scottish and Australia Bank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1960. (Architects: Chancellor and Patrick. ) It is on the corner of Elizabeth and Franklin Street, and now has a high rise building above it.Made in Australia / 12 / Encircled 10 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Unknown locationMade in Australia / 4 / Encircled 30 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Melbourne Grammar School. New Science wing (in distance), South Yarra, circa 1964. (Architects: Mockridge Stahle and Mitchell.)Mount Made in England / Encircled 1 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine of the interior, apartment, Quamby flats, Glover Court, Toorak, 1940-1. (Architect: Roy Grounds.)Made in Australia / G9 (Handwritten) / 17 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Image of the plan of a 14th century stone building, location unknownMade in Australia / 4 (Handwritten) / 4 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaMade in Australia / Adelaide (Handwritten) / River (Handwritten)adelaide, slide

Colour slide in a mount. (Possibly) Suburban house, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaInscribed Made in Australia / Encircled 24 (Handwritten)melbourne, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Trawalla (1867-68), Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia . (Architect: Levi Powell.)Mount Made in England / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)melbourne, slide

Colour slide in a mount. House, Colombo, Sri LankaMade in Australia / Colombo (Handwritten) / House (Handwritten)sri landka, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Unknown location, possibly JapanMade in Australia / 15 / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd, unknownjapan61

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Sussex University, Falmer, England. (Architect: Sir Basil Spence.)Inscribed Made in Australia / 17 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Landscape, unknown location, probably Hawaii, USAInscribed Made in Australia / 5 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Building under construction, unknown locationInscribed Made in Australia / 10 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Building, unknown location, probably USAMade in USA / Patented / 04819 / C (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. House/garden, unknown locationInscribed Made in Australia / 7 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Building under construction, unknown location, probably USAInscribed Made in Australia / 9 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. World Trade Centre under construction, New York. (Architect: Minoru Yamasaki.)Inscribed Made in Australia / 8 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Probably Hawaii, USAInscribed Made in Australia / 2 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. General views, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAInscribed Made in Australia / 28 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Arts Building A (on right), Sussex University, Falmer, England, 1966. (Architect: Sir Basil Spence.)Inscribed Made in Australia / 19 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. General views, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAInscribed Made in Australia / 31 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. General views, Honolulu, Hawaii, USAInscribed Made in Australia / 29 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Home of Crawley Cooper, 6 Short Rd, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA. (Architect: Crawley Cooper.)Inscribed Made in Australia / 16 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. View from building interior, unknown locationInscribed Made in Australia / 14 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd

In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Honolulu, Hawaii, USAInscribed Made in Australia / 30 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd