Historical information

Boyd proposes to apply art criticism techniques to architecture; claims architectural criticism in Australia is "all but dead" because of the 'schizophrenic nature of architecture" (i.e. building a socio-economic object as well as art). Boyd compares Kevin Borland's design of The Legend restaurant (Lonsdale St) with a recently designed residential apartment block (15 Collins St); claims that both are schizophrenic but The Legend is masterfully so whereas the apartments are aesthetically lacking.

Significance

Original manuscript of an article published as ‘The schizophrenic style’ in "The Sunday Australian", 14.3.1971

Physical description

Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 11 pages

Inscriptions & markings

Top of page 1 handwritten where and when published. The last page credits photographer Mark Strizic, so images may have been attached.