The Australian Ugliness
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The Australian Ugliness is a 1960
book by Australian architect Robin Boyd
. Boyd investigates the Australian aesthetic in regard to architecture and the suburbs and in the process coins the doctrine "featurism" to describe it. Whilst not entirely a tragedy for the Australian community, Boyd proposes that education in design can be a means to resolve the ugliness he observed.
The book became an influential best seller, opening up the debate about design, architecture and urban planning.
1960 in literature
The year 1960 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*November 2 – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the Lady Chatterley's Lover case in the United Kingdom....
book by Australian architect Robin Boyd
Robin Boyd
Robin Gerard Penleigh Boyd CBE was an influential Australian architect, writer, teacher and social commentator...
. Boyd investigates the Australian aesthetic in regard to architecture and the suburbs and in the process coins the doctrine "featurism" to describe it. Whilst not entirely a tragedy for the Australian community, Boyd proposes that education in design can be a means to resolve the ugliness he observed.
Reception
After the book's first publication, Boyd was criticised for being unpatriotic by the Australian mainstream press.The book became an influential best seller, opening up the debate about design, architecture and urban planning.
Further reading
- The triumph of ugliness from the Sydney Morning Herald