Address:

290 Walsh Street

Suburb:

South Yarra

Postcode:

3142

Phone:

Peter Camm - 0411 746 489

Opening Hours:

This property is not open to the general public. Please contact the number above for further information.

Details:

The Robin Boyd House

Robin Boyd's own house in Walsh Street, South Yarra, is acknowledged as one of his finest buildings. It is widely recognised as one of Australia's architectural icons of the 20th century, and was acquired in 2005 in an initiative financially supported by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). It is now home to the Robin Boyd Foundation.

The Robin Boyd Foundation

The Robin Boyd Foundation was formed by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) but now operates independently of the National Trust. It hopes to raise funds to repay the purchase price of the Walsh Street house and to cover ongoing operating expenses, whilst developing ways to promote the work and spirit of Robin Boyd through an active and ongoing public information program. For details, please contact Mr Peter Camm on the above number, or email an enquiry to the following address: information@robinboyd.org.au

Robin Boyd

Robin Boyd CBE (1919-1971) was a renowned Victorian architect, author, commentator, critic, and public educator in the 1950s & 60s, a leader in Melbourne’s Modern Architecture movement, a visionary in urban design, and outspoken proponent of the Australian Identity.

Quotes
‘…..an inspiring public intellectual and patriot.’ Geoffrey Serle

‘Before Boyd Architects talked and only Architects understood.
Before Boyd the community talked and Architects could not hear.
He was the link by which Architects began to speak to the community and the community spoke back to Architects.’ J M Freeland

Image courtesy of Mark Strizic