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Aztec Builders
PO Box 215
Mt Martha, Victoria 3934
Ph: +61 3 5974 4685
F: +61 3 5974 4271
Planetizen
Bleeding big website with a lot of contributors. They say: “It is a one-stop source for urban planning news, commentary, interviews, event coverage, book reviews, announcements, jobs, consultant listings, training, and more.”
The Grafik Museum
Brought to you by a mudwrestling Australian and his friends: “TGM (The Grafik Museum) is a design blog, filled with posts from many creative industries, such as graphic design, architecture, art, fashion and much more. These come from creative individuals and design studios all over Australia.”
ICOMOS Burra Charter
“The Burra Charter provides guidance for the conservation and management of places of cultural significance (cultural heritage places), and is based on the knowledge and experience of Australia ICOMOS members.”
Museum Meiji-Mura
“An open-air museum for preserving and exhibiting Japanese architecture of the Meiji period (1868-1912).” Contains a good sized chunk of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel, transplanted there in the 1960s. The reassembled foyer serves as the tea room.
Washington Architectural Foundation
“The Washington Architectural Foundation’s mission is architects serving the community. Whether it’s teaching children through Architecture in the Schools, giving free design services to nonprofits through Community Design Services, or helping to end hunger through the CANstruction program, the Foundation leverages its modest budget to help a region-wide community.” (WAF, 2009)
Published Art Bookshop
Shop 2, 23-33 Mary Street
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
Australia
Ph: +61 2 9280 2839
F: +61 2 9280 2841
Subtopia
This blog’s front page will keep you reading for days – it is about a mile long – and all interesting. “A field guide to Military Urbanism”.
Just Practising
Su Butcher: One of my major objectives with writing this blog is to encourage discussion about what good architects do, so I hope you’ll join in and give us your 2 pence worth.
Design Research Institute
“The Design Research Institute [RMIT] fosters new knowledge and innovative practice, products and environments through transdisciplinary design research (TDR).
