Professor John Ely Burchard was the Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at MIT. He was on a 3 month visit to Australia in 1951 as a guest of the Commonwealth government to help draw up a program for the The National Library of Australia in Canberra. He was authority on architecture and libraries. Robin Boyd met Professor Burchard at that time. Boyd was appointed the Bemis Visiting Professor at MIST 1956-57. This booklet includes a blurb and photo of Robin Boyd as Bemis Visiting Professor 1956-57, p4.The booklet contains a biography and photograph of Robin Boyd. Three loose articles are included inside.Three article clippings inside: (1) The Shape of An Architecture by John Ely Burchard, from Architectural Record, May 1937. (2) "Get an Honest Bricklayer!" The Scientists Answer to Ruskin" by Albert Bush-Brown, noted as reprinted from the Journal of Aesthetic and Art Criticism, Vol 16 No 3, March 1958. "Highest regards" signed Burchard written on front cover. (3) The City on the Hill by John Ely Burchard, stamp dated March 2nd 1957 from Michigan Alumnus Quarterly with card on front "With the compliments of John E. Burchard".massachusetts institute of technology, john ely burchard, albert bush-brown, bemis, kay fisker, eduardo catalano, marvin e goody, walsh st library

Boyd spoke at a discussion panel titled "Wellsprings of Design" on Monday October 12th, 1959 - page 13. (Photo of Boyd included)hawaii, honolulu, a.i.a, elisabeth kendall thompson, walsh st library

Volume entitled 'Robin Boyd Visions of Living', compiled by Jeffrey Turnbull in memory of Robin Boyd. It contains excerpts from 'Living in Australia' published as a tribute following Boyd's death.building, architecture, jeffrey turnbull, walsh st library, tribute

Report by the director, National Gallery of Victoria, and the architect to the National Art Gallery and Cultural Centre Building Committee. It is a summary of investigations made in Europe and America during 1960, with recommendations. Of particular importance to the eventual design of the NGV are the Capodimonte in Naples and the Castello Sforzesca in Milan.Mr Boyd' written on front cover. Title page looks like personally signed by Eric Westbrook and Roy grounds.ngv, roy grounds, eric westbrook, art gallery, walsh st library

For the 40th anniversary of Home Beautiful, Robin Boyd surveys 40 years of architectural progress pp 4-11.domestic architecture, australian homes, design, walsh st library

This is a recent facsimile copy produced for an exhibition. Includes a description and photos of the 1949 Modern Home Exhibition in Melbourne Exhibition Building, p20-21.modern home exhibition, walsh st library

This is a facsimile copy, produced by Masters of Architecture Students at the Melbourne School of Design University of Melbourne, 2017. The Small Homes Service had an exhibit at this Centenary and Jubilee Exhibition. It is outlined on pp 65-67.exhibition, walsh st library

This is a facsimile copy, produced by Masters of Architecture Students at the Melbourne School of Design University of Melbourne, 2017. The original magazine was exhibited on the coffee table in the 'House of Tomorrow' designed by Robin Boyd for the Modern Home Exhibition 20 October to 1 November 1949, the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne.new yorker, walsh st library

This is a facsimile copy, produced by Masters of Architecture Students at the Melbourne School of Design University of Melbourne, 2017. This feature correspondence, newspaper articles, and other material concerning the development of Appletree Hill Housing Development, Glen Tower Drive, Glen Waverley, 1966. In 1965 Lend Lease Homes commissioned Robin Boyd to design six brick veneer houses. They were built as a display village at Appletree Hill.A facsimile of an booklet to advertise Lend Lease homes designed by Robin Boyd.appletree estate, architecture, domestic architecture, housing estate, walsh st library

This is a facsimile copy, produced by Masters of Architecture Students at the Melbourne School of Design University of Melbourne, 2017. This features newspaper articles published during the Modern Home Exhibition 1949.walsh st library

A series of 1960 articles edited by Reyner Banham are contained here. (1) The first is written by Banham titled 'Stocktaking' takes stock of the impact of tradition and technology on architecture in 1960 (pp 93-100) (2) 'The Science Side:Weapons systems, Computers, Human Sciences' (pp 183-190) (3) The Future of Universal Man' (pp 253-260) (4) 'History under Revision' and 'History and Psychiatry' by Banham, "Masterpieces of the Modern Movement" (pp 325-327) (5) 'Propositions' (pp 381-388).Business card: With the editors' compliments The Architectural Review 9-13 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, S.W.1architecture, banham, walsh st library

This is a sequence of six articles by Reyner Banham titled 'On trial', The Architectural Review, pp 97-128.architecture, walsh st library

This is a reprint of the article by Robin Boyd published in Architectural Review, Vol.134, No.801, pp. 324-334. See also item P1272.architecture, walsh st library

This is a reprint of the article by Robin Boyd published in Architectural Review, Vol.134, No.801, pp. 324-334. It most likely was a gift to Robin Boyd's friend, the architect Neil Clerehan. (It was donated to the Foundation in 2021). See also item P1271."For Neil - Robin" in Robin Boyd's handwritingarchitecture, walsh st library

Robin Boyd wrote two books on Japanese architects and architecture - 'Kenzo Tange' published by Braziller in 1962 and 'New Directions in Japanese Architecture' published by Studio Vista in 1968. Boyd may have had these to help with writing these books. This is a very rare copy of this journalarchitecture, japanese architecture, walsh st library

Boyd article: ‘Architetta Italiana e Romande’ pp.8 -9. Shortened English version of Boyd article included in "Translations and Digests" insert. This Journal features the direction of contemporary italian architecture. It is a rare copy of the journal.architecture, italian architecture, aldo rossi, pier luigi nervi, italy, walsh st library

Boyd article: ‘The Search for Pleasingness’, pp. 193- 205. Paper from proposed book by Robin Boyd to be titled: 'While Architecture Lasts' "‘The Search for Pleasingness’ later became a chapter title in The Australian Ugliness, and the text was included on p.181 - 193.architecture, 20th century, walsh st library

Boyd article: ‘A Night at the Opera House’ Architecture Plus, Vol 1 No 7 (reprint) pp. 48-55. Journal issue is item P1244.Six copies, one incomplete pp. 49-56architecture, sydney opera house, utzon, walsh st library

Robin Boyd article "The Counter-Revolution Architecture", pp 53-60.Transmittal Slip 7 April 1961architecture, walsh st library

Contains drawings and impressions of the Western Front by Australian artist Sergt. Penleigh Boyd. Electrical and mechanical Mining Co. AIFwalsh st library

Clipping of an article placed inside, Weekend Australian March 07.08.1987 about 'The Australian Ugliness', architects Philip Cox & Philip Drew.collectors, walsh st library

Ham Mousse' on top leftcookery, walsh st library

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Guidelines to newly introduced Urban Conservation Areaurban conservation, environment, walsh st library

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This is illustrated by Kenneth Jack, an Australian watercolour artist. DID RB write anythingmelbourne, clive turnbull, kenneth jack, walsh st library

Robin Boyd travelled to Europe in 1951 on a Haddon Scholarship. He may have picked up this book on this trip.This is a black and white illustrated booklet of 64 pages. The Author's summary on the reverse of back cover says "This book of pictures tries to show what good modern Swedish architecture looks like and its connection with ordinary people in their daily life. The pictures are not typical, but they represent some of the best achievements during the last ten years."sweden, architecture, town and country, swedish architecture, hulten , walsh st library

Verses by Maie Casey and drawings by Frances BurkeDrawings by Frances Burke. Copy No 70.Inscription by Maie Casey on title page "To Robin & Patricia with affection Frances Nov 63 Maie Casey"poetry, illustration, australian poetry, walsh st library

This is a copy of the Stawell oration - Serendipity - given by the Victorian physician Clive Hamilton Fitts (1900-1984). It was read to the Victorian Branch of the British medical Association, 1 Oct 1958 at the Royal Australian College of Surgeons Melbourne.Written on front page: "With good wishes" and signature (indecipherable).medicine, science, walsh st library

Reprinted from 'The Review of Politics' Vol. 20, No. 3, pp.358-372america, architecture, frank lloyd wright, walsh st library