|
The Australian Ugliness
Paperback
Main Details
| Title |
The Australian Ugliness
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Robin Boyd
|
|
Foreword by Christos Tsiolkas
|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:256 |
|
| Category/Genre | Art and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Architecture |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9781921758393
|
| Classifications | Dewey:720.00 |
|---|
| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
|---|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Text Publishing Co
|
| Imprint |
The Text Publishing Company
|
| Publication Date |
30 May 2011 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
|
Description
Half a century 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. Boyd was an advocate of good design and original thought. He argued passionately for an intelligent national architecture; for a national culture; forged from a genuine Australian identity. Brilliant, witty, sometimes scathing, The Australian Ugliness is a masterpiece that enables us to see our surroundings with fresh eyes. This edition includes Robin Boyd's original sketches, along with a foreword by Christos Tsiolkas and an afterword by three leading contemporary architects, John Denton, Philip Goad and Geoffrey London.
ReviewsThe Australian Ugliness offers the reality of Australia once the excuses and justifications and squabbles over history are stripped away.' - Christos Tsiolkas
|
