Melbourne Polytechnic: Walsh Street Tour – Thu 25 Aug

Robin Boyd is arguably the most influential architect there has been in Australia. Boyd was a renowned Victorian architect, author, critic, and public educator in the 50s and 60s, a leader in Melbourne’s Modern Architecture movement, a visionary in urban design, and outspoken on the ‘Australian Identity’.

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 continues to influence architectural thinking. It is now the home of the Robin Boyd Foundation.

Private student group tour for Melbourne Polytechnic

Thursday, 25 August, 2022

1.30am – 3.00pm

The Tour begins promptly on the hour with a talk about Robin Boyd and his lasting influence, along with an insight into the design of the Walsh Street house. Guests are then free to explore the house within the 1.5-hour session.

We will have a limited selection of books written by or about Robin Boyd for sale at the conclusion of the tour. Credit cards accepted.

Please note the following:

• Please do not attend if you have any possible Covid symptoms or if you become aware that you are a close contact. We are happy to refund your tickets or reschedule you to a later tour date. Please email us at information@robinboyd.com.au to rearrange tour dates.
• Please do not bring infants or young children with you to the tour.
• Masks are recommended inside the house when not eating or drinking.
• Please observe social distancing as much as possible.
• Please avail yourself to hand sanitiser at our various sanitation stations throughout the house.