In this typewritten manuscript, Boyd discusses Kenzo Tange’s body of work and place in international architecture (pdf). Terming the architect’s style as “a sort of Super-functionalism”, Boyd argues that Tange’s work reflects a uniquely Japanese interpretation of international modernism.

Surveying Tange’s designs, Boyd suggests two key underlying themes: trabeation and plastic form. The first theme is illustrated by buildings in reinforced concrete that interpret traditional Japanese post and beam timber architecture. Boyd gives several examples of this theme, including the Hiroshima Peace Hall (1953), Kagawa Prefectural Offices (1958), and Kurashiki City Hall (1960). The second theme, plastic form, was first seen in Tange’s work at Hiroshima Children’s Library (1953), and was exemplified by the freeform shapes of Tange’s tensile-roofed stadiums for the 1964 Olympic Games. Boyd covered the pair of Olympic venues for Architectural Review (UK) in April 1966 (pdf).