In addition to designing buildings, the modernist architect Robin Boyd wrote prolifically throughout most of his life. While he is best known for the famous jeremiad The Australian Ugliness, he also wrote criticism for broadsheet newspapers and leading international architecture journals, and influential works of architectural history, from ground-breaking books on heritage to monographs on Japan’s Kenzo Tange and the Metabolists.

In this panel discussion, join the authors of the recently published Robin Boyd: Late Works and architect and critic Norman Day in a discussion of the role that writing played in Boyd's architecture practice. The panellists will consider how Boyd’s critical encounters with the architecture of others shaped his ideals and output, and how his role as a public intellectual might have allowed him to create the cultural territory for the architecture he wanted to produce here in Australia.

Panellists:

Christine Phillips, co-author Robin Boyd: Late Works

Peter Raisbeck, co-author Robin Boyd: Late Works

Norman Day, architect and critic

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All attendees please note, due to coronavirus restrictions Bookshop by Uro's capacity is limited. If you cannot make it on the day or change your mind, please get in contact with the organisers. Ticket prices are redeemable for 10% off book purchases

This event is part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair.