The Australian Ugliness

The Australian Ugliness by Robin Boyd
First edition
AuthorRobin Boyd
LanguageEnglish
PublisherF. W. Cheshire, Melbourne
Publication date
1960
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages229 pp

The Australian Ugliness is a 1960 book by Australian architect Robin Boyd. Boyd investigates visual pollution in Australian aesthetic, in relation to architecture and the suburbs. In the text he coins the term "featurism" to describe the state of Australian architectural design. Boyd proposes that education in design, landscaping and architecture can be a means to resolve the ugliness he observed.