Brown hardbound covering with gilt text on the spine and marbled end papers. There is an inscription inside the front cover.

Black leather bound book with handwritten notes inside covers.ebenezer wesleyan church new street brighton, new street methodist church

Boyd praises Reyner Banham's book titled "Los Angeles: The Architecture Of Four Ecologies" published in 1971. Boyd describes Banham's unconventional, positive attitude toward Los Angeles as an architectural love story. Boyd notes that Banham is somewhat idealistic about Los Angeles but declares the book a successful and interesting balance between history and architecture.Original manuscript of an book review published as 'Los Angeles: architectural love story' in "The Sunday Australian" on 04.07.1971.Typewritten (c copy), pencil edits, quarto, 7 pagesreyner banham, los angeles, historian, modern architecture, age of technology, robin boyd, manuscript

As the title suggests, Boyd explores the concept of Functionalism and questions the decline in popularity of the movement when Functionalism is still intertwined in contemporary design. Boyd challenges R.A.I.A.'s publication 'Australia Outrange' (a book that captures the unaesthetic aspects of Functionalism)The annotations indicate this was a lecture with slides.Typewritten, pencil edits / notes, quarto, 5 pages"Lewis?" Mitchell penciled on top left corner of first page, pencil notes on the left marginfunctionalism, r.a.i.a., australian outrage, max harris, robin boyd, manuscript

This is a commentary on the transformation of Bourke Street over 100 years.Note: this does not correspond to the 'Bourke Street' Chapter in 'The Book of Melbourne and Canberra', The Griffin Press, Adelaide 1966 (whereas items D140, D141, D142 correspond to chapters in this book).Typewritten, pencil edits, quarto, 3 pagesmelbourne, bourke st, st patricks, william wardell, harold freedman, robin boyd, manuscript

Boyd reviews Mitchell Gordon's Sick Cities. He opens with a scathing description of American urbanism: the skyscraper and the automobile in a fight to the death, and a culture unwilling to engage with a discussion of urbanism. Boyd presents Gordon's book as a non-technical and non-partisan contribution to the new field of American urbanism, focussed on the functional problems (sprawl, traffic, squatting, air pollution) rather than visual ugliness. He commends Gordon's book as 'good, meaty [and] helpful' to city administrators and city lovers everywhere.Book Review (Mitchell Gordon)Typewritten, quarto, 3 pagesScribbled out sections on pages 1, 2 and 3; addition of notes in pages 2 and 3.mitchell gordon, sick cities, urban planning, thomas jefferson, john f. kennedy, the american way, racial segregation, suburban sprawl, air pollution, urbanism, traffic, robin boyd, manuscript

In 1938, Robin Boyd's grandfather Arthur Merric Boyd offered Robin his first commission, a studio for Robin's first cousin Arthur Boyd on the family property at Murrumbeena. This painting by Arthur Boyd was part of Ralph Madder’s estate and inherited by his daughter, Patricia, Robin Boyd's wife. Ralph Madder (1892 - 1986) was Arthur Boyd’s uncle and employed the young Arthur in his calcimine paint factory and bought the occasional painting to help the young artist. This painting dates from a later time when Arthur was living with, and looking after, his aged grandfather Arthur Merric at Rosebud (see the book “The Boyds” by Brenda Niall pages 188-9). “Wheat fields behind Rosebud” did not come to 290 Walsh Street until after Ralph Madder’s death in 1986. Note: Robin Boyd's uncle Merric Boyd (1888-1959) married Patricia’s aunt Doris Gough. This means that Arthur Boyd was a first cousin to both Robin Boyd and Patricia Madder. Landscape in gold wooden frameA.M.B Boyd 1938 on lower right hand sidearthur boyd, arthur merric boyd, robin boyd, walsh st artwork, ohm2022, ohm2022_1

Hardcover, No Dust JacketNotes in pencil throughoutwalsh st library

SoftcoverPost-it Note marking mention of Robin Boyd's Role in the National Trust, p.11walsh st library

Twenty one signatures appeared with the letter. Note Robin Boyd's name is not included. Robin Boyd’s desk cupboard contained two exercise books (item D482.1-D482.2) and assorted articles, essays and other material regarding the building of the Sydney Opera House, inserted inside the front cover of Walkabout magazine, July 1966 (item P1377). This publication is one of those inserts. Many of these were collected by Boyd’s eldest daughter, Mandie, who recalls that her father was writing a book, but was very disillusioned with the way the entire Opera House saga unfolded.Newspaper clippingsydney opera house, utzon, sydney opera house project, walsh st library

This is an article on The Best 101 Australian books. The ninth book is 'Robin Boyd's Australia's Home: Its Origin, Builders and Occupiers' (1952: MUP reprint with foreword by High Stretton 1987). "Still the best book on Australian architecture, it described a basic constituent of society in style that guaranteed an audience wider than the author's profession".Attached to it is an MUP "With compliments" note.walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketCopy of articles about this book inserted inside front cover, along with a thank you note from the author dated 31.5.93walsh st library

SoftcoverBirthday gift with note cardwalsh st library

Hardcover, No Dust JacketMargin notes - see particularly p.46walsh st library

Hardcover w/ clear plastic contact"Suzy Boyd" and various notes inside front coverwalsh st library

Hardcover, No Dust Jacketnotes and markings inside back coverhobart, tasmania, travel, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket2 Cards inside front cover - Card 1: "Dear Mrs Davies - Please find enclosed some notes that may be useful to the conservator - I thought you might like this card, it is the newest addition to our range - please do not hesitate to contact me about the watercolour - Your Sincerely, Ainsley Gowing" Card 2: Birthday note to John from Penleigh, 2000.australian biography, australian history, politics, government, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketSome margin notes in pencil - "Mary A'Beckett" Inside front coverbritish literature, american literature, prose literature, modern, 20th century, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketSome editor's notes and reference inside front cover and throughoutaustralian history, emigration, immigration, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ plastic coveringTwo small photos inserted inside front cover - group of young people with names written on reverse. Various sheets of homework inserted inside, and margin notes throughout. "Suzy Boyd" inside front coverfrench history , walsh st library

HardcoverPenleigh Boyd. Susie Boyd. School boy notes and scribbles - poem and reference to choir master.religion, walsh st library

Softcoverhumour, walsh st library

Hardcoverwalsh st library

SoftcoverMandie Boyd, Study notes, and word definitions penciled in throughoutwalsh st library

Hardcover w/Dust JacketRobin Boyd's Signature on the first page. Circles the words Durham Cathedral on page 3 as well as several margin notes throughoutwalsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketThank you notes to Robin Boyd from Alice C. Dixon, 1948architecture, british architecture, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketA letter/note from publisherwalsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketNote from Johnwalsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketStamped: Kenmore State High School; Patricia Davies' signature; Note from Samantha Cousinswalsh st library

Hardcover, No Dust JacketCard addressed to Patricia from Joan with thank you note written on reversewalsh st library