Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. The garden outside the pavilion featured a sculptural pool, a coral display, animal pool, a pit for kangaroos and Eucalypts and other native plants. The indoor exhibits covered aspects of Australian art and culture, architecture, industrial design and scientific innovation, such as the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, the Parkes radio telescope, the design of Canberra, and the Australian way of life.Colour slide in a mount. CIBC Tower (1962), Montreal, Canada. (The image was taken from the Stanley Tower Apartments.). (Architect: Peter Dickinson.)Made in Australia / 28 / MAY 67M6 / Encircled 23 (Handwritten)expo 67, montreal, robin boyd, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. The garden outside the pavilion featured a sculptural pool, a coral display, animal pool, a pit for kangaroos and Eucalypts and other native plants. The indoor exhibits covered aspects of Australian art and culture, architecture, industrial design and scientific innovation, such as the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, the Parkes radio telescope, the design of Canberra, and the Australian way of life.Colour slide in a mount. McIntyre Medical Building, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. (The image was taken from the Stanley Tower Apartments.). (Architect: Janet MacTavish.)Made in Australia / 27 / MAY 67M6expo 67, montreal, robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA, 1939. (Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Top (Handwritten) / Encircled 20 (Handwritten)new york, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Russell Street Police Headquarters (1940), Melbourne, Australia. (Image taken from the corner of Drummond St and Victoria St, Carlton.). (Architect: Percy Everett.)10melbourne, robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. US Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA. (Image taken from inside the Washington Monument.)THE CAPITOL / Telephoto view from Washington Mon / D (Handwritten) / Encircled 15 (Handwritten) / RB (Handwritten)washington dc, slide

Robin Boyd wrote two books on Japanese architects and architecture - “Kenzo Tange” published by George Braziller in 1962 and “New Directions in Japanese Architecture” published by Studio Vista in 1968. During the 1960s he travelled several times to Japan to research these books and as part of his role as Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘70 in Osaka.Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of the Communications Centre in Kofu, Japan 1966. Now known as the Yamanashi Broadcasting and Press centre (model). (Architect: Kenzo Tange.)Made in Australia / 2 / OCT 64M / Encircled 61 (Handwritten)japan, slide

In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of Art and Architecture Building (1958-64), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. (Architect: Paul Rudolph.)Made in Australia / 13 / OCT 64M / 43 (Handwritten)usa, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of the interior of the US Embassy, New Delhi, India, 1956. (Architect: Edward Durrel Stone.)22 (Handwritten) / Top (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of sculpture, possiblyMade in Australia / Encircled 34 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of wallMade in Australia / Encircled 35 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of 'Horizon City' plan for El Paso (1959), Texas, USA. (Architect: Lucio Costa.)Made in Australia / Encircled 49 (Handwritten) / 1.5m (Handwritten) / city 'Horizon city' (Handwritten) / 167 mile (Handwritten) / lake park (Handwritten) / Texas new El Paso (Handwritten) / Brazchari (?): Lucio Costa (Handwritten) / 13 (Handwritten)the puzzle of architecture, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of Pavilion for Cosmic-Ray Research (1951), University City, Mexico. (Architects: Félix Candela and Jorge González Reyna.)Made in Australia / Encircled 4 (Handwritten) / Candela, G---- Reyna, Ar--- (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of the model of the Cathedral of Brasilia, Brasília, ‎Brazil. (Architect: Oscar Niemeyer.)I (Handwritten) / 9 (Handwritten) / Encircled 12 (Handwritten-Cancelled)slide, robin boyd

The original images of Clendon Flats are taken by photographer Lyle Fowler and are held in the State Library of Victoria collection.Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image, Underside of deck, Clendon Flats, Armadale (1940), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (Architect: Roy Grounds)Made in Australia / G2 (Handwritten-Cancelled) / 27 (Handwritten-Cancelled) / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Woman and seaMade in Swedenslide, robin boyd

In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Art and Architecture Building (1958-64), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA - image from a page of a magazine. (Architect: Paul Rudolph.)Made in Australia / 12 / OCT 64Musa, slide

Robin Boyd wrote two books on Japanese architects and architecture - “Kenzo Tange” published by George Braziller in 1962 and “New Directions in Japanese Architecture” published by Studio Vista in 1968. During the 1960s he travelled several times to Japan to research these books and as part of his role as Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘70 in Osaka.Colour slide in a mount. Communications Centre in Kofu, Japan 1966. Now known as the Yamanashi Broadcasting and Press centre (model) (see also S0594) - image from a page of a magazine. (Architect: Kenzo Tange.)Made in Australia / 5 / OCT 64Mjapan, slide

In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of link between the old and new Coventry Cathedral, 1950, Coventry, England. (Architect: Basil Spence.)Made in Australia / Encircled 22 (Handwritten)uk, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of Edward Durell Stone's House,130 East 64th Street, New York, New York, USA, 1956. (Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Encircled 23 (Handwritten) / TOP (Handwritten)new york, slide