Upcoming Events
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 17 April AM
Sat April 17th @ 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 17 Apr PM
Sat April 17th @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Mid-Week Walsh Street Tour – Thu 22 April AM
Thu April 22nd @ 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Walsh Street Tour – Thu 22 Apr PM
Thu April 22nd @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Walsh Street Tour – Thu 6 May AM
Thu May 6th @ 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Walsh Street Tour – Thu 6 May PM
Thu May 6th @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 15 May AM
Sat May 15th @ 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 15 May PM
Sat May 15th @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Past Events
Robin Boyd Centenary of Design
Tue January 1st - Tue December 31st
In 2019, the Robin Boyd Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Australia’s most influential architects Robin Boyd (1919-1971).
The Foundation is holding a year-long series of events under the umbrella program..
A Tree to Remember: Greenspace Talk at Walsh Stree
Thu January 30th @ 18:30 pm- 20:30 pm
For over 60 years, the Monterey Pine at the front of Walsh Street has been an integral part of the iconic modernist home of the renowned Australian architect Robin Boyd. It has been a key focal point in the design and aspect of this historic,..
John Wardle Talk: Impressions of Sao Paulo
Thu February 20th @ 18:30 pm- 20:30 pm
Architect and principal of John Wardle Associates, John Wardle will discuss his impressions of the architectural, political and artistic life of Sao Paulo. Featuring the works of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, Studio MK27 Office, Joao Vilano..
Talk - Australia Modern: The Book
Wed February 26th @ 18:30 pm- 20:00 pm
The legacy of modern design is all-pervasive in Australia, as captured in the 2019 book Australia Modern: architecture, landscape and design, edited by Hannah Lewi and Philip Goad and published by Thames & Hudson. This talk will reflect on the..
LIVE AT WALSH STREET: ALEX ALBRECHT & CARLA OLIVER
Fri February 28th @ 18:30 pm- 20:30 pm
SOLD OUT!
Carla Oliver and Alex Albrecht combine elements of jazz, ambient music to respond to the unique setting of Robin Boyd's iconic house. Using guitar and keyboards, they will be performing two improvised sets in the Walsh Street..
Cancelled: Hannah Tribe Talk: Sheltered
Fri March 27th @ 18:30 pm- 20:00 pm
Event cancelled
Hannah will discuss recent, unbuilt and on the drawing board projects that contribute to Tribe Studios exploration of the domestic, its role in the city and the importance of home.
Hannah will also reflect on Boyd’s ideas of..
2020 RBF Virtual Open Houses
Wed July 8th @ 09:00 am - Tue September 1st @ 08:59 am
Australian Residences | AIA chapter award winning and shortlisted houses
Now extended to 31 August
Whilst we're unable to host the much-loved and highly anticipated Robin Boyd Foundation / AIA Awards Open House day in its usual form this year,..
RESCHEDULED/REBOOTED - NMBW: Observation Matters -
Wed December 16th @ 18:30 pm- 20:00 pm
RESCHEDULED & REBOOTED: Robin Boyd Annual Keynote Lecture - Melbourne Design Week 2020
In an era of global sameness, can architectural processes create the time and space to engage meaningfully with local traditions and enrich the culture of..
NMBW: Observation Matters - Keynote Lecture
Mon December 21st @ 09:00 am - Thu April 1st @ 08:59 am
REBOOTED & RECORDED: Robin Boyd Annual Keynote Lecture - Melbourne Design Week 2020
In an era of global sameness, can architectural processes create the time and space to engage meaningfully with local traditions and enrich the culture of the..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 6 March AM
Sat March 6th @ 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 6 March PM
Sat March 6th @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Walsh Street Tour – Thu 11 March PM
Thu March 11th @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 20 March AM
Sat March 20th @ 11:00 am- 12:30 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Weekend Walsh Street Tour – Sat 20 Mar PM
Sat March 20th @ 13:30 pm- 15:00 pm
Experience 'Walsh Street', the house Boyd designed for his own family in 1957, and his most well-known work. It has been extensively published both nationally and internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian architecture and a house that..
Landscaping the Domestic: Exhibition Talk
Sat March 27th @ 12:00 pm- 13:00 pm
Alongside the exhibition FRESH EYES: Reimagining Walsh Street, join us on Saturday 27th March for a series of short conversations with some of Melbourne’s leading architects around the theme of Landscaping the Domestic.
Due to Covid safe..
Book Launch: After the Australian Ugliness
Sun March 28th @ 18:00 pm- 20:30 pm
Robin Boyd’s The Australian Ugliness was published in 1960 and quickly took its place as a key work of architectural and cultural critique in the nation’s canon.
This new book published by the National Gallery of Victoria and Thames..
I-CONIC Melbourne Design - Featherston + Clarke
Wed March 31st @ 18:30 pm- 20:00 pm
Join Dr Denise Whitehouse at Walsh Street for a presentation of the I-CONIC Melbourne Design series of films produced by Ian Wong of Monash Art Design and Architecture and The Robin Boyd Foundation.
This one hour session will feature screenings..
I-CONIC Melbourne Design - Featherston + Zmood
Wed April 7th @ 18:30 pm- 20:00 pm
Join Robin Boyd Foundation’s Professor Philip Goad at Walsh Street for a presentation of the I-CONIC Australian Design series of films produced by Ian Wong of Monash Art Design and Architecture and The Robin Boyd Foundation.
This one hour..
I-CONIC Melbourne Design - Cohn + Slattery
Wed April 14th @ 18:30 pm- 20:00 pm
Join Peter Maddison at Walsh Street for a presentation of the I-CONIC Australian Design series of films produced by Ian Wong of Monash Art Design and Architecture and The Robin Boyd Foundation.
This one hour session will feature screenings of Su..
Robin Boyd Foundation Partnerships
Our Foundation supporters and partners make it possible for us to develop and deliver educational programs that encourage a wider understanding of the value of design and how design can improve our world.
As a Foundation Corporate Partner, your company will benefit from a brand alignment that envisions a confident Australian identity expressed in good architecture and design that embraces our unique environment. See details about corporate partnerships.
Volunteer with the Robin Boyd Foundation
The Foundation has a number of volunteering opportunities available. Read more about volunteering with us.
Friends of the Robin Boyd Foundation
Our Friends are an important part of the Robin Boyd Foundation and Walsh Street family. Friends memberships help mainten and preserve Robin Boyd’s iconic, midcentury family home on Walsh Street in Melbourne and help carry forward his legacy to educate the design curious and to provoke contemporary dialogue about Australian urban design and architecture.
Design Shop
The Robin Boyd Foundation is deeply grateful to our Principle Partners, Design Leaders and Supporters, and inkind supporters. Their contributions and benefaction allow us to conserve Boyd’s iconic Walsh Street home and helps us deliver sustainable programs that provoke and lead fearless dialogue on Australian architecture and design.
Principal Partners
Design Partners
Acknowledgement of Country
Robin Boyd Foundation programs in Melbourne exists on the land of the people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the wider Melbourne community and beyond.