By 1967, Boyd had cemented his reputation as a sympathetic English-language commentator on contemporary Japanese architecture. His 1962 book on Kenzo Tange was well-received and he had written regularly on developments in the Japanese scene, including for the American journal Architectural Forum. The commission from publisher George Braziller to write New Directions in Japanese Architecture invited Boyd to engage with a younger generation of up-and-coming architects, most of whom he did not know. He already had a good relationship with Kenzo Tange and Yoshinobu Ashihara, but would develop relationships with other key figures through this project, particularly Kiyonori Kikutake. The New Directions book series was extensively illustrated, and much of Boyd’s work for the book involved tracking down photos of key works by each of the 14 profiled architects. In this, he was assisted by Shozo Baba, editor of The Japan Architect, and by Paul Hopkins, a young Australian working in the office of Kenzo Tange. The letters collected here, taken from the State Library of Victoria’s Grounds, Romberg & Boyd Archive, present a snapshot of Boyd’s correspondences related to this project.