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Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Canberra, 1967
... Burley Griffin... Canberra... John Overall... Lake...Original manuscript published as 'Canberra Master Plan: Walter Burley Griffin' in World Architecture 4, John Donat (ed.), Viking Press 1967, pp 202-205. Walter Burley Griffin Canberra John Overall Lake Burley Griffin Oscar Niemeyer le Corbusier Chandigarh City Beautiful Garden City urban planning robin boyd manuscript Typewritten (p/copy), quarto, 6 pages Canberra Document Manuscript Robin Boyd ...
Boyd outlines the history of Canberra's design and construction. He argues that Canberra's strength is its planning and axially-based landscaping, but that it lacks the buildings which make the Le Corbusier's Chandigarh interesting. Boyd is highly critical of Chandigarh as an urban environment and concludes that for non-architects, planning and connection to nature is more important than buildings.Original manuscript published as 'Canberra Master Plan: Walter Burley Griffin' in World Architecture 4, John Donat (ed.), Viking Press 1967, pp 202-205.Typewritten (p/copy), quarto, 6 pageswalter burley griffin, canberra, john overall, lake burley griffin, oscar niemeyer, le corbusier, chandigarh, city beautiful, garden city, urban planning, robin boyd, manuscript