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The Resource The Australian ugliness, Robin Boyd ; [introduction by Christos Tsiolkas], (electronic resource)
The Australian ugliness, Robin Boyd ; [introduction by Christos Tsiolkas], (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- Fifty years after its first publication, Robin Boyd's bestselling The Australian Ugliness remains the definitive statement on how we live and think in the environments we create for ourselves. In it Boyd railed against Australia's promotion of ornament, decorative approach to design and slavish imitation of all things American. The basis of the Australian ugliness, he wrote, is an unwillingness to be committed on the level of ideas. In all the arts of living, in the shaping of all her artefacts, as in politics, Australia shuffles about vigorously in the middle - as she estimates the middle - of the road, picking up disconnected ideas wherever she finds them. Boyd was a fierce critic, and an advocate of good design. He understood the significance of the connection between people and their dwellings, and argued passionately for a national architecture forged from a genuine Australian identity. His concerns are as important now, in an era of sustainability, suburban sprawl and inner-city redevelopment, as they were half a century ago. Caustic and brilliant, The Australian Ugliness is a masterpiece that enables us to see our surroundings with fresh eyes. This handsome anniversary edition is complemented by Robin Boyd's original sketches for the book and a new afterword by major contemporary architects
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (286 pages)
- Note
- Previously published: 2011
- Isbn
- 9781921921995
- Label
- The Australian ugliness
- Title
- The Australian ugliness
- Statement of responsibility
- Robin Boyd ; [introduction by Christos Tsiolkas]
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Fifty years after its first publication, Robin Boyd's bestselling The Australian Ugliness remains the definitive statement on how we live and think in the environments we create for ourselves. In it Boyd railed against Australia's promotion of ornament, decorative approach to design and slavish imitation of all things American. The basis of the Australian ugliness, he wrote, is an unwillingness to be committed on the level of ideas. In all the arts of living, in the shaping of all her artefacts, as in politics, Australia shuffles about vigorously in the middle - as she estimates the middle - of the road, picking up disconnected ideas wherever she finds them. Boyd was a fierce critic, and an advocate of good design. He understood the significance of the connection between people and their dwellings, and argued passionately for a national architecture forged from a genuine Australian identity. His concerns are as important now, in an era of sustainability, suburban sprawl and inner-city redevelopment, as they were half a century ago. Caustic and brilliant, The Australian Ugliness is a masterpiece that enables us to see our surroundings with fresh eyes. This handsome anniversary edition is complemented by Robin Boyd's original sketches for the book and a new afterword by major contemporary architects
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1919-1971
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Boyd, Robin
- Dewey number
- 720.994
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- NA1600
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Tsiolkas, Christos
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Architecture
- Architecture and society
- National characteristics, Australian
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The Australian ugliness, Robin Boyd ; [introduction by Christos Tsiolkas], (electronic resource)
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- Note
- Previously published: 2011
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (286 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781921921995
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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- 1f51b1b7-5fe5-4f6c-b346-c441e783adaf
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)795528370
- Label
- The Australian ugliness, Robin Boyd ; [introduction by Christos Tsiolkas], (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- Previously published: 2011
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (286 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781921921995
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 1f51b1b7-5fe5-4f6c-b346-c441e783adaf
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)795528370
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