Architecture
Resources
Schools
and Departments of Architecture
Architectural
Information Sources
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- New
Zealand
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- BRANZ
Information Resource
The Building Research Association of New Zealandis owned and
governed by the New Zealand building and construction industry. We
provide the industry with an independent, research, testing,
consulting and information resource.
Their mission is To be the leading resource for the development
of the building and construction industry
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- The
New Zealand Building Industry
This WWW site covers all aspects of the building industry in New
Zealand and is hosted by the Architects Business Unit from the
Department of Architecture at the University of
Auckland.
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- Ralenti
Quickfind Building Product Information
Ralenti Management Ltd has been specialising in electronic
information since 1988. Information is available on the Internet
via the World Wide Web, on computer disks, and books.
Ralenti also manages Quickfinder, Fastfax, a rapid reply
Specifiers' enquiry service and BildNZ Library.
All these services have been used throughout New Zealand for over
six years.
Ralenti Management is a totally independent, fully New Zealand
owned company operating from Penrose, Auckland, New
Zealand.
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- SPECTEL
Online
SPECTEL is the Premiere electronic information supplier to the New
Zealand Building Industry.
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- Others
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- The
World-Wide Web Virtual LIbrary:
Architecture
Everything...
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- AECNet
AECNET provides state-of-the-art Internet and private network
connectivity and consulting to the premier organizations in the
commercial building industry. Using a national 45MBPS data network
with both dedicated and dial access in over 90 US cities, AECNET
can provide your organization with the Internet and Intranet
services you require to reach your goals on the project and
organization levels.
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- arch1.com
Our goal is to help serve the information and communication
needs of the Architectural, Interior Design, Engineering,
Construction and Related Industries. We welcome comments and
suggestions via e-mail to info@arch1.com.
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- ArchiWeb
Another architectural information resource.
Professional
Bodies
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- The
American Society of Landscape Architects
This area of LandNet is primarily for Landscape Architects wanting
to learn more about ASLA and how to join the ASLA, issues of
interest in public and government affairs to Landscape Architects,
and a general discussion group for Landscape
Architects.
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- The
American Institute of Architects
The objects of The American Institute of Architects shall be to
organize and unite in fellowship the members of the architectural
profession of the United States of America; to promote the
aesthetic, scientific and practical efficiency of the profession;
to advance the science and art of planning and building by
advancing the standards of architectural education, training and
practice; to coordinate the building industry and the profession
of architecture to insure the advancement of the living standards
of people through their improved environment; and to make the
profession of ever-increasing service to society.
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- The
Architectural Association of Ireland
The AAI was founded in 1896 'to promote and afford facilities for
the study of architecture and the allied sciences and arts, and to
provide a medium of friendly communication between members and
others interested in the progress of architecture'. It sponsors a
public lecture series and annual awards.
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- The
Architectural Institute of Japan
AIJ is an academic association with about 38,000 members. It is
neither a governmental organ nor an organization for engineers to
promote their professional interests. The main purpose of the
Institute is to cultivate its members' abilities and to heighten
architectural quality in Japan. As the sole integrated institute
in the field of architecture, AIJ has made an important
contribution to the development of science, technology and the
arts.
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Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, established in 1907,
is a voluntary national association representing more than 3,000
professional architects, and Faculty and graduates of accredited
Canadian Schools of Architecture, from every region of the
country. It works towards a future in which Canadians will view
our total environment, both natural and built, as our most
important asset, and the Institute's members as essential to its
creation and maintenance.
The RAIC advances the cause of Architecture and its practice in
Canada. It provides the national framework for the development and
sharing of architectural excellence.
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- The
Royal Australian Institue of Architects
The Royal Australian Institute of Architects is a national body
consisting of 8000 members across Australia and overseas. The
Institute was formed in 1930 when state architectural Institutes
combined to form a unified national association with the following
aims:
- To advance
architecture
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maintain the integrity and standing of the
profession
- To promote
the profession's views nationally and internationally,
and
- To
encourage the study of architecture
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- The
Royal Institute of British Architects
The RIBA is the first and most famous architectural institute in
the world. Founded in 1834, its aim to advance architecture for
the common good, remains the same. But its tactics change as the
world changes.
The RIBA is its members. A voluntary,democratic self-financing and
independent association of 30,000 people, worldwide, who share the
same knowledge base and the same concern for the built
environment.
The RIBA is busy developing its knowledge in a way that is
practical, ethical and forward looking. Because the more we all
know about good design, the more good design will flourish and
help us succeed.
Architects
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- New
Zealand
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- Avery
Architects
An Auckland based firm with photos of current and past
projects.
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- Diprose
Architecture
Academic and professional projects. Interesting bits and
pieces.
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- Warren
and Mahoney Architects
Warren and Mahoney is a design focused practice which has
delivered "cutting edge" architecture that has delighted both
local and international clients and impressed critics and the
general public since 1958. Projects undertaken range from hotels,
office towers, civic facilities and shopping complexes to
corporate fitouts, restaurants, educational buildings,
recreational facilities, houses and special purpose
buildings.
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- New
Zealand Architects
A list of registered architects in New Zealand compiled by the
Architects Business Unit.
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- Others
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- Helm
and Melacini
Architecture, interior design, construction and consulting firm
with offices in California and Italy and over 25 years of
experience.
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- Patrick
C. Moore Landscape Architects
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- Natsios
Young Architects
New York based firm, lots of interesting stuff.
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- Ludwig
Mies van der Rohe
A resource list of Mies information at the Graham Resource Centre
at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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- Paul
Rudolph
Interesting
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- Architectural
Research Centers Consortium
Architectural Research Centers Consortium, Inc. is an
international consortium of architectural research centers
committed to the expansion of the research culture and
infrastructure in architecture and related design disciplines.
Since its founding as a non-profit corporation in 1976, ARCC has
represented a concerted commitment to the improvement of the
physical environment and the quality of life.
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- The
Planning and Architecture Internet Resource
Center
The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center (PAIRC)
contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant
to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to
the built environment. PAIRC also contains information about
architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet
newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.
PAIRC is sponsored by the State University of New York at Buffalo
School of Architecture and Planning - Department of
Planning.
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- Resource
for Urban Design Information
RUDI is a multimedia information resource for research and
teaching in the field of urban design in the Western cultural
context.
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- The
Society of Architectural Historians
Founded in 1940, the Society encourages scholarly research in the
field and promotes the preservation of significant architectural
monuments that are an integral part of our worldwide historical
and cultural heritage.
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- SPQR
Tour ancient Rome.
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- The
Virtual Study Tour
Digital projects and historic reconstructions.
News
Groups
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- alt.architecture
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- alt.architecture.alternative
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- alt.architecture.int-design
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- alt.landscape.architecture