Rough, heavily annotated notes for lecture to be given to a Brisbane audience. Boyd divides modernist architects into a Romantic camp (citing Yamasaki, I.M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, Ed Stone) and a Realist camp (citing Kenzo Tange and the New Brutalists), then proposes a third category of 'Creative Realism' and defines some criteria for this type of architecture.Speech given to students at the University of Queensland 24.6.1962Typewritten, major pencil edits and additions, foolscap, 1 folded pagesExtensive handwritten edits, notes and revisionsminoru yamasaki, i.m. pei, paul rudolph, edward stone, kenzo tange, robin boyd, manuscript

This summaries the key points of the recently held National Architectural Convention, the first of its kind to be held in Australia, which brought many visiting architects.Typewritten, foolscap, 3 pagesSeveral small ink correctionsarchitecture melbourne; national architecture convention; century of architecture; building industry productivity; city plan for melbourne; australian style; school of architecture melbourne university; international students, robin boyd, manuscript

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 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 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 D188, differing side notes on left side of pages)This is a script for the ABC television program 'University of the Air', subtitled 'Design in Australia', broadcast in 1965. Item D188 is the draft version.Typewritten, foolscap, 11 pages, (compared to D188, 15 pages)university of the air, design in australia, australian style, interior decoration in australia, frederick ward, lester bunbury, frances burke, grant featherston, modernage fabrics, manuscript, ohm2022, ohm2022_30

This is a model of the Robin Boyd-designed Tower Hill Natural History Centre, Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, Victoria (1963). It was opened shortly after Robin Boyd died in November 1971. The Archive also holds some of the original architectural drawings (item PL136-P145). This model was created for the House of Ideas exhibition, made by a University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design, Masters student.3D timber model of the Tower Hill landscaperobin boyd

Article on the Sydney Opera House Project. Whole issue devoted to the Sydney Opera House. 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.sydney opera house, utzon, sydney opera house project, walsh st library

A long letter to the Editor on Utzon debacle" by Bryce Mortlock. 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.sydney opera house, utzon, sydney opera house project, walsh st library

Opera House update news on narrow fold out (& Appletree Hill Estate). 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.sydney opera house, utzon, sydney opera house project, walsh st library

This is the Programme of an exhibition at the Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne from Monday 11 May to Saturday 16th May 1967. The exhibition includes section on Boyd Family with 24 items, listed on pages 21-22, and includes architectural plans loaned by Robin Boyd. Robin Boyd was a member of General Committee organising the event (listed on reverse of front cover)22 page booklet with red cover.walsh st library

HardcoverFirst cover page, blue pen annotations on a periodic table: "Merrin James / Form 6", "Architecture I", "TRANSITION ELEMENTS" Pen underlining and annotations throughout bookchemistry, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.HardcoverRBF Acquisitionaustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.HardcoverRBF Acquisitionaustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.SoftcoverRBF Acquisitionaustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.SoftcoverRBF Acquisition. Abebooks invoice within.australian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.Hardcover with Dust JacketRBF Acquisitionaustralian architecture, australian history, 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

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

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.Softcoveraustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

In 1960 when he was 11 years old, Penleigh Boyd, Patricia and Robin's son, created this 'Survey on Melbourne’ as a school project. He went on to study architecture at the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney. He has worked as an architect in Canberra since 1976.Notebook with handwritten notes in blue ink and newspaper clippings (which open), paper cover.walsh st library, ohm2022, ohm2022_37

After travelling to the United States to teach at MIT in 1956-7, Boyd became perhaps the best-known authority on Australian architecture to the rest of the world. In this 1962 issue of Texas Quarterly, Boyd contributes an overview of architecture in Australia.Softcover. Includes an article by Robin Boyd titled 'Architecture in Australia'.walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.Softcoveraustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.HardcoverState Lending Library of Victoria/withdrawnaustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.Softcoveraustralian architecture, architecture, australia, home, suburbs, robin boyd, walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketarchitecture, victoria, melbourne, buildings of historical importance, architectural features, buildings, structures, walsh st library

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, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1958-64 (see also S0650). (Architect: Paul Rudolph.)Made in Australia / 10 / OCT 64M / 46 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

This is a review of Robin Boyd's book 'The Puzzle of Architecture'.Book review in Issue No 157 of Cross-Section, published by The University of Melbourne Department of Architecture. the puzzle of architecture, walsh st library