resources
Interior Desecrators
This is a reality check for those of you starting to think that maybe the 70s were pretty stylish. Dark glasses advised.
Container
A site dedicated to showcasing the reuse of shipping containers. With links to quite a few projects around the world, including Sean Godsell’s Future Shack.
Effat University
Department of Architecture.
Nordic pavilion, Venice
Sverre Fehn’s pavilion at the Venice Giardini, built around the trees.
click photo for gallery and details
AutoCAD Blocks
A selection of autocad blocks for everyday things – people, trees, cars etc. No registration required.
Archi-Ninja
An occasional blog by a Sydney student, highlighting the odder pieces of architecture from overseas.
Architect Athfield
“Before he achieved worldwide fame as an actor, Sam Neill directed this documentary for the National Film Unit about lively New Zealand architect Ian Athfield. It examines the philosophy, achievements and frustrations of one of this country’s most innovative architects, who won an international competition in 1975 to design housing for 140,000 squatters in Manila, in the Philippines, yet struggled to gain recognition back home. This film culminates in Athfield’s trip to the Philippines to pursue the project.”
The Mighty Civic
An 11 minute excerpt from Peter Well’s 1988 film about Auckland’s ornate Civic theatre.
Paul Pascoe biography
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography entry for Paul Pascoe.
Christchurch Modern
A nice little site with a good survey of modern houses in Christchurch circa 1940 to the 1980s.
Beyond Architecture: Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities
By by R. Klanten, L. Feireiss.
Published 2009.
See butterpaper article
The sex appeal of gravity
The sex appeal of gravity – this 1999 archis article by Willem Jan Neutelings questions why architects need to make their buildings float. “The column is possibly the most pathetic of all supporting elements. It reveals the architect’s impotence.”
London Architecture Diary
A diary of everything architectural going on in London.
Couvent de la Tourette
Here’s some practical information in French on how and when to get there. Click “Informations pratiques (suite)” in the menu for the second page.
Arkitekturguide for Nord-Norge og Svalbard
A guide to architecture in Northern Norway – Nordland, Troms, Finnmark and Svalbard – these are some very cold looking buildings. Compiled by the The University Library of Tromsø.
Austral Plywoods
Plywoods – including internal grades, and low formaldehyde glues.
Historic Houses Trust
The NSW-government supported HHT organises exhibitions and events in its many historic properties, which include the Rose Seidler house.