Document - Manuscript, Robin Boyd, Conflicting Forces in World Architecture, 1971

Historical information

Since 1954, Australian architecture has been reflecting American architecture, ignoring Japan, Sweden, Italy etc. Discusses second force architecture and Giancarlo De Carlo. Mention of J M Richards and Peter Blake, who give an account of modern architecture -- its trials in its youth and its traumas in middle age.

Significance

Original manuscript of the 'A Second Force at Work’ published in The Sunday Australian, 12.9.1971.

Physical description

Typewritten (c copy), pencil edits, quarto, 13 pages

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