architecture [n.]

1. the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. 2. the style in which a building is designed and constructed. 3. the complex structure of something. DERIVATIVES architectural, adjective.

Oxford Dictionaries

This page provides links to information and resources for units and topics covered in this subject at a range of Australian universities. It does not attempt to include all these. Be aware some units/topics have different titles in different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.

They are at undergraduate level and listed in alphabetical groupings for ease of access. Some information may be useful at a higher level.

In addition, there are journals, search engines, annual reviews, reference material and other general information where these are seen to be relevant.

Additional unit material will be included as time permits.

If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.

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20th Century Australian Architecture

Especially modernist architecture. 20th century styles and key buildings.

• Aardvark
  RMIT, Melbourne.
• Architectural Styles : An Overview
  Same group as for Modern Residential Architecture in the ACT. A range of styles, providing examples of each.
• Architecture Media
  ‘Print magazines and online information covering : architecture, design, building products & services’.
• Architecture on Google Earth
  ‘The Australian Institute of Architects is proud to showcase its award-winning contemporary architecture on Google Earth. Google Earth users will be presented with photographs and other information for over 650 projects winning state and territory awards over the past eight years [excludes residential projects and those not for publication due to privacy and security reasons]. In addition, over 60 3D models have been developed to showcase project winning national awards since 2002’. All details can be found here.
• Australian Architecture
  Annotated bibliography.
• In The Mind Of The Architect
  ABC [Australia] presentation. Looks at the work of several Australian architects. Buildings, architects, provides slide shows, more.
• Jorn Utzon …
  Sydney Opera House Collection, 1956-1967. Drawings, manuscripts, photographs, models. NSW State Library.
• Modernist Residential Architecture In The ACT
  House profiles, resources, links about housing and architectural styles in Canberra.
• Our House
  ‘More than 40 historians from throughout Australia write about their homes or tell the histories of other people’s houses’. Not all in the 20th century.
• State of Australian Cities 2011
  Information from the relevant government department plus links to further information and access to the report and summary from www.infrastructure.gov.au.
• Sustainable Sydney 2030
  ‘Developed in consultation with the community and a team of Sydney’s best minds in urban planning, architecture and design, it was coordinated by the City of Sydney’s internal strategy team and an expert consortium’. See the future in 3D, find information about the Exhibition, hear Gehl’s vision [podcast] and read or download the discussion paper.
• The 20^th Century Heritage Society of NSW
  ‘Protecting and promoting 20th Century architectural and design heritage in the state’. Architecture, activities, heritage walks, links.
• Twentieth Century Architecture [Modern]
  ‘Development and characteristics of the International Modern style of the twentieth century’.

Contemporary Architecture & Theory

Considers theories and buildings from about 1960 to the present from Australia and overseas.

• architecture.com.au
  ‘Based around the prestigious RAIA National Architecture Awards, which have been running since 1981. The gallery currently contains approximately 2 000 projects that have been entered in the awards program from 1981 onwards’.
• Googie Architecture
  Designs from the 50s and 60s, space style.
• International Journal of Architectural Theory
  Select the English title to proceed. Current and previous issues accessible.
• Modern Architecture
  From Questia. Fee-based for full access. Select this topic from the larger listing.
• SkyscraperPage
  ‘The world’s finest resource for skyscraper and urbanism enthusiasts. Featuring unique skyscraper diagram illustrations, world-wide buildings database, one of the world’s busiest skyscraper-themed discussion forums and one-of-a-kind skyscraper posters’.
• Thematic Theories of Architecture
  Covers this period and also goes beyond it.
• Theories & Approaches
  ‘Resources on this page explore a variety of philosophical approaches to building design’.
• Theories of Architectural Synthesis
  A series of theories. Each looks at a particular goal.
• Theorizing A New Agenda For Architecture
  Review of a book of the same name. It still includes information about the topic.
• Vitruvio Search Engine
  Search engine allowing access to historical periods, architects, more.

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Design

• designHome
  Interior architecture and design. Commercial site but interesting ideas.
• Home Ideas
  Australian site.
• Intergrain Timber Vision Awards
  ‘The inaugural Intergrain Timber Vision Awards invites architects, landscapers and designers nationwide to showcase their visionary use of timber in residential and commercial design projects, with a unique opportunity to place your work in front of a prestigious industry audience’ Applications online from 19 April 2010.
• Pattern Book
  The New South Wales’ Government ‘Pattern Book’ for architects. Indicates what is thought to be good design.

Energy Efficiency

• Advanced Building Technologies
  Technologies that improve energy and resource efficiency. Commercial and residential buildings.
• Basix
  ‘NSW Government. BASIX, the Building Sustainability Index, ensures homes are designed to use less potable water and be responsible for fewer greenhouse gas emissions by setting energy and water reduction targets for house and units’.
• Cool Your Home Naturally
  Cool without using air conditioning and minimise cost. Colours, landscaping, blocking heat, shade devices, more.
• Energysmart
  Similar to SEDA.

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General Sites

• Architecture
  ‘250 000 pages of useful information about architecture, architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects’. Sub-directories include - RIBA Gallery, Great Buildings, Library, Links.
• Architecture and Building
  Architectural resources, reference tools links.
• Architecture Web Sites
  Links for architecture from different periods to styles and images, theory, journals, more. Select from Frames or No Frames versions. You can also use their Digital Archive of Architecture which is an ‘an online archive of images scanned from my collection of slides for educational use’.
• Art & Architecture Thesaurus^® Online
  From The Getty.
• Frank Lloyd Wright Quotations
  What the famous architect had to say.
• Mahalo - Architecture
  From Mahalo. General information, Notable Architects, videos, architecture images, architecture questions, featured video, links to other sites, more.
• Media Architecture
  Medienarchitektur. Select the area from the Select option, the project from the options provided, plus the Language of your choice.
• MIT Open Courseware in Architecture
  Undergraduate and graduate courses presented at MIT. Examples include : Introduction to Design Computing, Urban Design, Design Fabrication to name some of the 69 Architecture offerings.
• Sapling.info
  ‘Architecture, Planning & Landscape Information Gateway. A global gateway for information and a forum for its exchange, centred around more than 1 000 reviewed links’. Check the Architecture Gateway and others elsewhere on this page.
• Sapling Sustainability Gateway
  ‘Reviewed links to sustainability-related education, organisations, places, products, research, resources and services on the web’. Recommended sites annotated with icons. All sites rated.
• StudySphere Architecture
  Architects, books, journals, buildings & projects, countries & cultures, events, resources, history, institutes & schools, landscaping, organisations, Urban Planning & resources, more.
• The Cool Hunter
  Architecture section. Brilliant graphics, commentary covering some amazing designs and ideas. Other sections may also be useful, e.g. design, lifestyle.
• The Virtual Study Tour
  New Zealand site. Provides architectural and design reconstructions, simulacra and projections. Quite good. Worth visiting.
• WWW Virtual Library : Architecture

Graphic Design

Principles, design elements, visual communications, relationships between type, form and image.

• All Graphic Design
  ‘Graphics Resources and Desktop Publishing Directory of DTP resources including Graphic Design Image Editing Shareware, Graphic Design Message Boards/Forums, Actions, Filters, Templates, Graphic Design Schools, Graphic Design Jobs, and other graphic design resources’.
• Australian Graphic Design Association
• Classic Graphic Design Theory
  ‘Introduction to graphic design theory, explaining different aspects of design which are considered when composing a piece of fine art or producing a graphic layout’.
• Designer Today Graphics Software Tutorials
  Extensive range of major programs.
  You have to log-in to access this site. A small fee is involved.
• Design Talk Board
  ‘Graphic design resources, graphics news, talk forums for designers, art directors, pre-press professionals, web developers and design students’.
• Elements of Design
  ‘Five elements of : lines | shapes | mass | texture | colour are the building blocks of design’. Initially for desktop publishing, but applicable here.
• Graphic Design Forum
  Forum, blogs, articles, news, resources, more.
• Graphic Design : BUBL Links
  Annotated links to resources.
• Graphic Design
  From Wikipedia. Information, embedded links.
• Graphic Design 101
  Access articles on most aspects of design. For more, go to the Graphic Design Articles pages.
• Graphic Design Articles Index
• Internet Resources for Visual Communication
  Links in the Architecture directory. Library, University of South Australia.

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• Normal Room
  ‘See how people live around the world ! Explore the variety of lifestyles and cultural peculiarities ! Normal Room shows interior design and home furniture from around the globe’.
• Principles of Graphic Design
  Sequence of information covering 5 major areas from introduction to Typography. Downloadable.
• Professional Graphic Design Links
  13 directories of links from Elements & Principles to ROI Research.
• Syntactic Theory of Visual Communication, Part 1
  Text article, extensive bibliography. Check their Links page.
• Visual Communication
  Journal. Contents available in PDF format.
• Visual Communication Sites
  University of Iowa.
• Visual Communications Journal
  ‘A professional communicative link for educators and industry personnel associated with design, presentation, management, and reproduction of graphic forms of communication’. Each year’s output available in PDF format.
• Wiki Graphic Design Textbook
  Done under headings of disciplines, theory, projects, etc..

Great Buildings

• Operaen
  The Copenhagen Opera House. Information with embedded links, graphics, galleries, more.
• Sydney Opera House
  Virtual tour, bookings, further information.
• The Great Buildings Collection
  Buildings, architects, places, architecture books, 3D models, architectural types, links, bibliographies, 2 levels of search.

Help Sites

• Archicentre
  Royal Institute of Architects. Property inspections, renovations, house hunting survival, links including health and emergency services.
• Design Community - Architecture Forum
  Discussion forum for all things architectural, from design to employment and beyond. An archived section.

Institutes, Associations & Groups

• Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
  ‘An organisation coordinating the accreditation of Australian a nd overseas architecture qualifications’.
• Royal Australian Institute of Architects
• Royal Institute of British Architects
• Society of Architectural Historians
  ‘Iinternational organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide’. The Australian & New Zealand Association is found here.

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Magazines & Journals

• Architecture Magazine - Archit
  Fee-based magazine. Sections include resources, practice, culture, several others.
• Architecture Media magazines
  Includes Architecture Australia, Houses, others. Association links.
• Architectural Theory Review
  Sample copy, plus tables of contents.
• Design Studies
  ‘Design Studies is the only journal to approach the understanding of design processes from comparisons across all domains of application, including engineering and product design, architectural and urban …’.
• Fabrications
  ‘Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand’.
• International Journal of Architectural Computing
  Abstracts of articles available.
• Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
• Journal of Architectural Education
  ‘Refereed journal published by Blackwell Publishing for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture’.
• Nexus Network Journal
  ‘Nexus Network Journal is a peer-reviewed research resource for studies in architecture and mathematics’.
• Specifier
  ‘An established journal of architectural products and projects in Australia. Specifier Online presents full text for current and past issues’.

Project Management

• For more information go to the Engineering page and check Project Management. While some relates peculiarly to engineering projects, there is a good selection of basic project management information.
• Architecture and Construction Management Subject Guide
  Deakin University Library.

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Software

• Architecture Software and Digital Media
  ‘Index to information about architecture software, digital media and computer-aided design resources for architects and home design hobbyists’.
• Building Design Studio
  Free house design software. Designed to help with energy conservation.

Special Styles & Buildings

• Broadacre City
  Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright buildings & plans.
• Cairo Architecture
  Architecture found in Cairo and Egypt. Photographs of styles. Visit Cairo Opera House.
• Castles
  Information about castles and their structure from earliest to medieval times.
• The House that Mike & Heather Built
  Inner Sydney project where a terrace house was remodelled to produce its own power, water and re-use sewerage on site.
• Renaissance & Baroque Architecture
  Slides demonstrating these styles.
• Roman Art and Architecture
  Architecture, painting, sculpture.
• Sapling Heritage Gateway
  ‘Reviewed links to heritage-related education, organisations, places, portfolios, products, research, resources and services on the web’. Recommended sites, annotated with icons. All sites rated.

Urban Design & Planning

Key planning ideas, the context of the built environment, design proposals, strategic analyses of building situations.

• About Planning
  ‘Internet clearing house for information about websites, publications, essays and news related to land use planning, growth management, comprehensive planning, smart growth, new urbanism, more’.
• Basic Research Resources For City & Regional Planning
  ‘Selective bibliographic guide to basic city & regional planning reference sources’. US.
• Creating Urban Sustainability
  CSIRO. Information plus links to related information.
• Cyburbia
  ‘The urban planning portal’. Resource directory, forums, gallery, bookstore more.
  You need to register but this is free.
• Headspace : Architecture : Built Landscapes
  ABC [Australia] ‘Special double issue to the particles, practitioners and principles behind the design of our homes, offices and public spaces’.
• ISOCARP
  International Society of City and Regional Planners. ‘A global association of experienced professional planners founded in a bid to bring together recognised and highly-qualified planners in an international network. The ISOCARP network consists of both individual and institutional members from more than 70 countries’. News, events, publications, more.
• Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  Current, previous issues. Abstracts, PDF versions of articles.
• New Urbanism
  ‘A leading and well respected informational website promoting good urbanism, smart transportation, transit oriented development and sustainability’.
• Online Urban Planning Resources
  ‘Lists cover both Australian and International resources. Annotated.
• Open Directory - Urban & Regional Planning
  Links, many in directories.
• Parole
  ‘Words, related to the transformation of the urban landscape, in a hypermedia database, along with more than 1 000 related links’.
• Planum
  European Journal of Planning.
• Radical Urban Theory
  US oriented. Aspects of urban theory and occurrence.
• Resource for Urban Design Information
  UK. Fee-based but with a Free Trial.
• Sapling Urban Design Gateway
  ‘Reviewed links to urban design-related education, organisations, places, products, research and resources and services on the web’. Recommended sites annotated with icons. All sites rated.
• Urban Cartography
  Check category archives for information.
• Urban Design & Planning
  From architectus [Australia]. Download project sheets for various projects from Ultimo to Arana Hills.
• Urban Ecology
  ‘Working to promote and create ecologically integrated human settlements’. Uses a site [Christie Walk in Adelaide] as an example.
• Urban Planning
  From Wikipedia. Information, embedded links.
• Urbanism Dictionaries - Lexicool.Com
  Listing of dictionaries for this area. Some have specific reference to individual aspects.

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