Robin Boyd (architect)
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Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd CBE (3 January 1919 – 16 October 1971) was an Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator. He, along with Harry Seidler, stands as one of the foremost proponents for the International Modern Movement in Australian architecture. Boyd is the author of the influential book The Australian Ugliness (1960), a critique on Australian architecture, particularly the state of Australian suburbia and its lack of a uniform architectural goal.
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Robin Boyd | |
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Born | Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd (1919-01-03)3 January 1919 |
Died | 16 October 1971(1971-10-16) (aged 52) Melbourne, Victoria |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Patricia Madder (m. 1941; died 2009)[1] |
Parent(s) | Penleigh Boyd, Edith Anderson |
Awards | RAIA Gold Medal (1969) |
Buildings | |
Design | International Modern Movement |
Like his American contemporary John Lautner, Boyd had relatively few opportunities to design major buildings and his best known and most influential works as an architect are his numerous and innovative small house designs.[2]