Overview
Robin Boyd: Late Works unveils the urban and public architectural projects designed by Robin Boyd, one of Australia's most iconic mid-century modernists, in the final decade before his untimely death in 1971.
Full Product Details
Author: Christine Marie Phillips ,
Peter Raisbeck
Publisher: Uro Publications
Imprint: Uro Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 30.30cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9780648435594
ISBN 10: 0648435598
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 10 August 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
While Boyd's houses have been closely examined and are highly influential in architectural culture, his late works have received much less attention. This corker of a book addresses that gap ... It's a must for all Boyd scholars and enthusiasts. - Professor Naomi Stead, Monash University Department of Architecture; This book does much to recover Robin Boyd from the tasteful cult of midcentury modernism, affirming his roles as a curator, exhibition designer, urbanist, and cultural ambassador to the world ... Phillips and Raisbeck reveal Boyd to be a restless experimenter, always pushing at the edges. - Rory Hyde, Curator of Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism, V&A Museum
"""While Boyd's houses have been closely examined and are highly influential in architectural culture, his late works have received much less attention. This corker of a book addresses that gap ... It's a must for all Boyd scholars and enthusiasts."" - Professor Naomi Stead, Monash University Department of Architecture; ""This book does much to recover Robin Boyd from the tasteful cult of midcentury modernism, affirming his roles as a curator, exhibition designer, urbanist, and cultural ambassador to the world ... Phillips and Raisbeck reveal Boyd to be a restless experimenter, always pushing at the edges.""- Rory Hyde, Curator of Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism, V&A Museum"
Author Information
Dr Christine Marie Phillips is an architect, academic and researcher passionate about Australian architecture and cultural heritage. Dr Phillips is a Senior Lecturer within the Architecture Program at RMIT's School of Architecture Program and an alternate member of the Heritage Council of Victoria. Dr Peter Raisbeck is an architect, architectural historian and researcher. He teaches Design Activism, Contemporary Architectural Archives, and Architectural Practice at the Melbourne School of Design. His published work explores the intersections between architectural practice, emerging technologies, design activism, politics, and the architectural histories of the 1960s. His book Architecture as a Global System was published in 2019.
