In July we wrote about the then-imminent sale of the Robin Boyd House II in South Yarra: the auction scheduled for 21 July was postponed when the Victorian Government, the Robin Boyd Foundation and the RAIA Victorian chapter set about finding a way to raise funds to pay the mortgage and deal with the Boyd [...]
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Recent Twentieth Century heritage press coverage
Heritage, Pettit and Sevitt, Robin Boyd ~ 14. Sep, 2007It’s been pleasing to see some coverage of twentieth century heritage in the mainstream media lately.
ABC TV’s The Collectors aired a segment on 7 September about a restored apartment (or a flat, to use a period-correct term that’s gone right out of vogue) in the c. 1940 Sydney building Number Seven Elizabeth Street. The owner, [...]
On 22 June, 2007 the Directors of the Robin Boyd Foundation announced their decision to sell the Robin Boyd House II in Walsh Street, South Yarra. The house will be auctioned on 21 July, 2007.
The house was designed and built by Robin Boyd in 1958 and since December 2004 has been owned by the Robin [...]
Robin Boyd CBE (1919-1971) was a renowned Australian architect, author, critic, and public educator in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a leader of the Modern Movement in Australia, a visionary in urban design and an outspoken commentator on the Australian Identity. Boyd was not only a great architect who was passionate about good design—he [...]
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