Robin Boyd on the Mornington Peninsula

Coinciding with the fortieth anniversary of his death in 1971, this exhibition pays homage to Robin Boyd (1919–1971) and his award-winning houses designed and built in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula. Robin Boyd was one of Australia’s most highly regarded architects, writers and critics. In his influential postwar architectural projects, public talks and writing on architecture, such as Australia’s Home, Living in Australia and The Australian Ugliness, Boyd consistently advocated good design as a parallel to our modern way of life. His architecture and innovative ideas continue to both excite and inspire in the contemporary Australian architectural landscape.

Featured houses in the exhibition include the Marriott House, Flinders (1952); Myer House (Pelican), Mt Eliza (1955); Shelmerdine House, Portsea (1964); the Kaye House, Frankston (1965); and the McClune House, Frankston South (1967). As part of the exhibition, the MPRG has negotiated exclusive tours of selected Peninsula homes featured in the exhibition. A series of architects’ talks and a panel have also been arranged to provide visitors with a special insight into contemporary beach house architecture and design on the Mornington Peninsula.

Robin Boyd on the Mornington Peninsula has been developed in partnership with The Robin Boyd Foundation.

The exhibition is reviewed in Houses 83.