Robin Boyd (architect)

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Robin Boyd CBE
Boyd's Hilary Roche House (1954) in Deakin, ACT, is typical of the post-war Melbourne regional style of architecture: long unbroken roof line, wide eaves, extensive windows.
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	Boyd House II Domain Park Flats Baker House Featherston House
Design	International Modern Movement

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.

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]