Robin (Gerard Penleigh) Boyd b. 1919

Also known as Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd
  • Author/Critic
Mid 20th century Melbourne Modernist architect, author, critic and illustrator. Born into the artistic Boyd dynasty, he was a partner of the Grounds, Romberg and Boyd practice from 1953 to 1962 and was internationally respected as Australia's leading architecture critic from the late 1940s until his death in 1971.
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architect.

Drew cartoons for his book, The Australian Ugliness , 1960.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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Roles
  • Architect
  • Other occupation (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Other occupations
  • Author/Critic - Melbourne, Victoria
  • Architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Alternative names
  • Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd
  • Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd
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