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Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, The Sad State of India’s `Canberra', 1964
Boyd writes about his opinion on Le Corbusier's Chandigarh and compares the qualities between the newly built city with Canberra. While Boyd praises Le Corbusier's plan, he also comments on the contrast of the grand buildings (Secretariat, Parliament and High Court) situated among the poverty that is ever present, which ultimately affects the image of Chandigarh. This manuscript of Boyd's weekly newspaper column in 'The Australian' was published with the title 'The City of Sordid Splendor' on 28.06.1964. Original manuscript of an article published as 'The City of Sordid Splendor' in 'The Australian' 28.06.1964Typewritten, quarto, 5 pagescanberra, chandigarh, le corbusier, punjab, india, robin boyd, manuscript, ohm2022, ohm2022_16 -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Two Symbols of Canberra, 1964
Boyd discusses the future planning of two major symbolic national buildings - Parliament House and the National Centre (an arts centre).Original manuscript of an article published as 'Symbol City' in The Australian on 28.11.1964.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 5 pagescanberra, parliament house, national centre, chandigarh, brasilia, robin boyd, manuscript, national capital -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, The Shape of Parliament House, 1964
Boyd advocates that Canberra's proposed permanent Parliament House needs to be a vital symbol and suggests an open national competition should be used to select the architect.Original manuscript of an article published as 'Young Australia in Steel and Concrete', published in 'The Australian'.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 5 pagescanberra, parliament house, national competition, robin boyd, manuscript, national capital -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Two Strong, Unpopular Buildings, 1964
Boyd discusses skyscrapers and the city, wondering what the next steps are after Mies Van Der Rohe's 'glass and steel'. He then considers two buildings under construction as potential answers: Harry Seidler's Pitt Street Building in Sydney and Yuncken Freeman's Royal Insurance Building.Original manuscript published as 'Something out of the Box' in 'The Australian' on 23.09.1964.Typewritten (c copy), pencil edits, quarto, 7 pagesroyal insurance building, yuncken freeman, skyscraper, mies van der rohe, harry seidler, robin boyd, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Tasmania – The Houses, 1964
Description of a Tasmanian Style of domestic architecture as developed by colonial builders and the occasional architect. Boyd admires the ingenuous nature of these buildings, describing Tasmania as a living museum.Published as ‘Tasmania – The Houses’, pp.15 - 16 in 'Priceless Heritage: Historic Buildings of Tasmania', Platypus Publications, Hobart. 1964 Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 4 pagestasmania, colonial georgian, robin boyd, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Australian Design Loses Again, 1964
Boyd bemoans the fact that Australia looks to overseas engineers, architects and other creative people to design new infrastructure projects.Original manuscript published as 'We're building monuments to the cultural cringe' in 'The Australian' on 10.10.1964.Typewritten (c copy), pencil edits, quarto, 4 pagesaustralian design, imported design, gladesville bridge, robin boyd, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Australian Architecture, 1964
Boyd suggests the emergence of an Australian School of modern architecture and points to orderliness, material and structural honesty and austerity as characteristic features.Original manuscript of an article published as 'Australian Architecture' in "Australian Building Profile", 1964, pp. 8-9.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 2 pagesaustralian school, robin boyd, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 1. The International Blender, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several television programmes, as author and presenter. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series for the ABC television series 'University of the Air'. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In Part 1, Boyd discusses the general framework of the series in which the relationship between an Australian identity and a homogenising cultural force reinforced by technology and mass production is explored. Boyd questions the wholesale acceptance of imported ideas and goods, and instead advocates a critical examination of the Australian design culture, a search of an originality that does not fall into the myths of bush values.This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965. Item D191 is the revised version.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 12 pagesuniversity of the air, design in australia, robin boyd, australian design, nationality, national style, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 2. The home, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several TV series for the ABC University of the Air. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In Part 2, through a brief discussion of the history of Australian houses, both urban and rural, Boyd points out distinct Australian qualities that differentiate the domestic houses from their European and American origins. Boyd believes that the Australian suburban villa is authentically vernacular in the sense of social phenomenon.This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 16 pagesuniversity of the air, design in australia, robin boyd, private home, homesteads, australian home, suburban villa, vernacular, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 3. Industry, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several TV series for the ABC University of the Air. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In Part 3, seeing successful and original industrial designs from other countries, Boyd reflects on the standard and production capacity of the Australian manufacturing industry. He urges the industry to take up the responsibility of invention and to design in a stronger and more permanent Australian artistic style, in contrary to mere imitation and importation. (Same content as D192, differing side notes on left side of pages)This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 16 pages (compared to D192, 11 pages)university of the air, design in australia, robin boyd, industrial design, australian manufacture, colin barrie, the industrial design council of australia, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 4. Architecture, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several TV series for the ABC University of the Air. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In Part 4, despite various directions in the search of an Australian architecture, Boyd believes that a genuine national style should be grasped in the sculptural and spatial qualities of the buildings rather than iconography or climate-driven designs since Australia has diverse geological condition.This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965.Typewritten (c copy), pencil edits, foolscap, 14 pagesRobin Boyd's handwriting, on top right.university of the air, design in australia, robin boyd, australian style, john sulman, hardy wilson, leslie wilkinson, local idiom, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 5. Architecture, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several TV series for the ABC University of the Air. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In Part 5, Boyd identifies three styles of interior decoration in Australia. The first, Exhibit A is directly influenced by the fashions of Paris, London and New York and does not integrate the interior with the exterior. Exhibit B is the Australian architectural style of the 1960s. Exhibit C is characterised by practical, cheerful and easy to clean up interior fittings based on colourful plastics. Boyd refers to this style as "Australian pop art". He continues by explaining why Exhibit C came to be the preferred Australian style over Exhibit B. He suggests that the Australian public is ill-informed and misguided, ultimately concluding that Australian interior design reflects the public's lack of taste. (Same content as item D193, differing side notes on left side of pages)This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 15 pages (compared to D193, 11 pages) (Two copies)One copy has crisper letters typed over on pages 1 and 5.university of the air, design in australia, australian style, interior decoration in australia, frederick ward, lester bunbury, frances burke, grant featherston, modernage fabrics, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 7. Cities, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several TV series for the ABC University of the Air. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In Part 7, Boyd begins by discussing the difference in cities, including age, population density and colours across Australia, Europe and America. Boyd discusses individual streets compared to the whole city and how the two are ultimately different and unique. He remarks that in Australia, the word 'city' is used to mean the whole 'complex' of city and suburbs, "a pattern reflecting free personal spending and yet a tight public purse". Boyd references Canberra as the Australian domestic dream come true. "Canberra is genuine Australian". He notes that the making of cities is not just a question of money. It's a question of priorities.This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 13 pagesuniversity of the air, design in australia, robin boyd, town planning, zoning, canberra, brasilia, punjab, cities, suburbs, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, University of the Air. Design in Australia 8. Conclusions, 1964
Robin Boyd was involved in creating several TV series for the ABC University of the Air. 'Design in Australia' was an eight part series. (Items D184-D193 contain all the manuscripts except part six titled 'Communications'.) In part 8, Boyd concludes his lecture with an overview of the state of Australian design. Boyd points to the uniqueness of Australia's natural landscapes and asks a series of pointed questions, implying that Australian design does not reflect or match up to its context. In Boyd's view, Australia now produces world-class designers, but lacks a world-class design culture, leading the best professionals to leave for the US or UK. Boyd concludes by arguing that Australian design culture can be developed into something both connected to the rest of the world and still uniquely Australian.This is a draft script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965.Typewritten (c copy), foolscap, 12 pagesInscription in pencil on p.8 - "good ideas (Kings + fountain)"university of the air, design in australia, robin boyd, henry lawson, d.h. lawrence, kangaroo novel, canberra, manuscript -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, John Masefield, The Bird of Dawning, 1964
Paperback"Suzy Boyd. III S." inside front coverwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, B.J. Pendlebury, A Grammar School English Course 2, 1964
Hardcover, No Dust JacketNotes in pencil throughoutwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Franz Philipp and June Stewart, In Honour of Daryl Lindsay, 1964
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Newspaper - Clipping, 1964
Announcement that Sir Arthur Stephenson has been elected an honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is the second Australian to be so honoured - Robin Boyd being the first in 1960.walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Laurens van der Post, Journey Into Russia, 1964
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket(Apart from the map that was already part of the book)walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Patrick White, The Burnt Ones, 1964
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketCard inside front cover - "To all the Boyds, Love from The Bewleys"walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Journal, Architectural Forum, Vol. 121, No.2, Aug/Sept 1964
This is a special issue on Architecture in Transition. It features articles is on 'Functional grid in Japan' (pp 130-135) and 'Bold Masses in Tokyo' (p 156-157) and 'Clean Sweep in Olympics' (pp 158-161) on the Tokyo Olympic buildings.Has a piece of paper with typed 'Journal Distribution' and a double columned list of initials: F.R., B.H., A.K., R.B., P.C., K.E.architecture, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Booklet, Louis T Stanley, A Pictorial History of Cambridge, 1964
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Book, Grace & Fred M. Hechinger, Teenage Tyranny, 1964
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketparenting, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Andrew Scotland, Words Words Words, 1964
Hardcover no Dust Jacketenglish language, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Patrick Moore, The Sky at Night, 1964
Hardcover w/Dust Jacketastronomy, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Edel S. Purvis/Claude Cenac, Quatres Pattes Dans LÁventure, 1964
SoftcoverPencil markings throughoutwalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Jens Bjerre, Savage New Guinea, 1964
Hardcover w/Dust Jacketnew guinea, travel, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Longmans, Looking at Life: 'New Statesman' View, 1964
SoftcoverJohn Davies Perry House 1965walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Geoffrey Blainey, The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining, 1964
Hardcover w/Dust JacketPenleigh Boyd, penciled symbol on dust jacketaustralian history, mining, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Maslyn Williams, Stone Age Island/Seven years in New Guinea, 1964
Hardcover w/dust jacketnew guinea, society, customs, travel, walsh st library