Robin Boyd is often seen as the leader of the International Modern Movement in Australia. Based in Victoria in the 1950’s, he led a highly creative and prolific life as an architect, teacher and writer. 

Part of Australia’s Boyd artistic dynasty, Robin Boyd motivated local awareness for Australia’s domestic buildings and suburbs of the time. His architectural work reflects the passions for exploring ideas of housing affordability, aesthetics in suburbia, and architecture for the masses.

Robin Boyd won the RAIA Gold Medal in 1969 and the annual award for Australian domestic architecture is known as the Robin Boyd Award.

His most well known buildings include the Featherston House, Boyd Baker House, Boyd Dower House as well as “The Peninsular”, possibly Australia’s first project home. Publications included “The Australian Ugliness”, “Australia’s Home”, “The Walls Around Us: The Story of Australian Architecture” as well weekly columns in the Age newspaper over several years.