Marcus Trimble’s follow-up to Gravestmor, keepin Sydney covered. This site also features the work of his practice.
Lucio Costa’s presentation in 1957 of his hastily assembled plan for Brasilia, with pics.
“It was not my intention to enter the competition, and as a matter of fact I am not doing so – I am merely passing on a possible solution which was not sought but, so to speak, took shape almost spontaneously.”
The architecture department at the AIC often has good exhibitions as well as a siginificant archive, much of which is scanned and online.
Gordon Bunshaft (SOM) and Oscar Niemeyer both won the Pritzker Prize in 1988, two years before Bunshaft’s death. The Pritzker page has links to some photos and to Bunshaft’s rather short acceptance speech.
Rate your office building or tenancy’s environmental impact with this handy tool.
120,000 or so community-constructed pages about architects and their biuldings. The site is sponsored by Architecture Week.
The Casa Luis Barragán is in Mexico City.
Luis Barragan architect (and colourist). The Barragan Foundation is (oddly?) based in Switzerland and has a portfolio of his projects on their website.
A Cecil Balmond profile from 2001.
Architecture Australia obituary for Jeffrey Howlett 1928-2005, written by Geoffrey London
This architecture resource guide is a good way to start accessing the collection of the State Library of Victoria. Also try the database for photos of many old Victorian buildings.
Very busy forums, usually talking about particular buildings and their stats.
“Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.”
Design blog beaming from Auckland. A bit quiet on last visit.
New Zealand architecture blog with international coverage.
So many buildings, so little time. Archdaily is big and it’s busy.
“Exploring the edges of everything”. A design blog staffed by a bevvy of multinationals, architecture posts are plentiful.