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1956 Australian Architectural Convention Exhibition Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the 1998 retrospective exhibition of an RAIA Convention Exhibition held 26 May to 16 June 1956 in the Adelaide Parklands. Staged by the South Australian Institute of Architecture and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, in conjunction with ...
ANDREWS, Brian Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the exhibition, "Gothic in South Australian Churches", held at Flinders University, South Australia.
BARWICK, Ian, J Collection
Photographic slides of outdoor spaces including but not limited to; paving, entrances, markets, landscapes, street scenes and outdoor art. The collection contains photos from Adelaide and surrounding suburbs, Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.
BENKO, Andrew Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of architect, Andrew Benko. Includes competition entries for the Burnside War Memorial Hospital Competition, plans and sketches for residential buildings, photographs, blueprints, and plans.
BERRY, Dean Walter Collection
Contains single series of architectural drawings by Dean Berry, for the Church of England, and Lutheran Church, in South Australia, 1930-1962.
BLACKETT, Johnson Collection
Contains 11 series of material related to the career of architect, Johnson Blackett. Includes drawings, photographs, reproductions of drawings for a proposed art gallery and museum of art in Manchester, UK, competition entries, correspondence, watercolours, a curriculum vitae, and two books. ...
BOAS, Harold Collection
Contains a single series of biographical documents related to the career of architect Harold Boas. Includes an Indenture for his time as an articled architectural pupil in 1899; a reference and CV for Boas from 1904; a curriculum vitae from 1975; and his reminiscences from 1965. Before ...
BOEHM, Rolfe Vernon Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, Rolfe Vernon Boehm. Includes a curriculum vitae detailing his architectural career; slides and photographs of buildings including those he worked on as an architect; and a scrapbook which includes newspaper ...
BOSMAN, Caryl Collection
Contains a single series of research material compiled by architect, Dr Caryl Bosman. Includes books, reports and pamphlets including marketing material related to Golden Grove, South Australia.
Carnegie Art Reference Set
The Carnegie Art Reference Set for Colleges provides a photographic history of art and, in its entirety, contains 1,500 high quality reproduction photographs, coloured prints and facsimiles, and 200 specially written reference books. The collection is separated into several portfolios of period, ...
CHAMBERLAIN, Dr H. David Research Collection
Contains a single series of research material donated by Dr H. David Chamberlain. Over several years Dr H.D. Chamberlain has made a series of donations of prints, and books containing prints, to the Architecture Museum. The total holding of this collection is over 4000 prints and over 100 books. ...
CHEESMAN, Jack Denyer Collection
Contains 7 series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, Jack Cheesman. Includes student work underaken while he was a student at New York University 1929 to 1931; photographs of architectural works by Cheesman; plans for various clients of the firm Cheesman, Doley, ...
CHENOWETH, Max Collection
Contains 5 series of material related to the career of Maxwell R. (Max) Chenoweth, and his firm Adelaide Plan Pty Ltd. Includes full size plans, presentation plans and working drawings, Chenoweth's publications titled 'Home Plans of Australia', Correspondence and papers, and cuttings from ...
CLARIDGE, Philip George Brian (Brian) Collection
Contains a single series of plans and architectural drawings of a residence designed by Brian Claridge for his father, at Giles St, Toorak Gardens, South Australia.
CLARIDGE, Philip Rupert Collection
Contains single series of architectural drawings by Philip R. Claridge as an individual or in partnership; i.e. Philip R. Claridge and Associates; Philip R. Claridge, Hassell and McConnell; or Philip Claridge.
COLLINS, Dr Julie Research Collection
The Collins research collection comprises various papers relating to architectural history and housing; brochure; colour photographs taken by Julie Collins and newspaper articles. Includes 2 series.
COOPER, John Ingram Collection
Contains 2 series of material related to Cooper's association with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA), and Cooper's tenure as Head of School (Architecture and Building) at the South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT).
DICKSON, Robert Harold Collection
Contains a single series related to the career of South Australian architect, Robert Harold Dickson. Includes architectural drawings, contracts, specifications and correspondence arranged according to Robert Dickson's own filing system numbers. Documents relating to architectural projects designed ...
DUTKIEWICZ, Dr Adam Research
The Dutkiewicz research collection comprises photocopies of research materials gathered by Adam Dutkiewicz while working on the book Brian Claridge: Architect of light and space. It includes photocopies of architectural drawings, correspondence, newspaper clippings and a CD of photographs of Brian ...
ELHAY, Isaac Collection
Contains a single series of material related to surveyor, Isaac Elhay. Includes colour slides of the House of the Year – designed by Dickson and Platten Architects, and display on Clovercrest suburb, 26 April 1965; a DVD of Adelaide Christmas pageant and Reid Murray Developments opening of ...
ELLIS, Russell Stuart Collection
Contains 20 Series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, Russell Stuart Ellis. Includes list of Books and Monographs; List of Magazines; Information Folders; Newspaper and Magazine Cuttings; Miscellaneous Items; Specifications of alterations to factory, Nobby's Peanut ...
GARNAUT, Christine Research Collection
Contains a single series of research material by Christine Garnaut. Includes research materials for Christine Smerdon’s (now Garnaut) Honours Project on South Australian Theatres of the 1920's; Research notes and conservation management plan on Eden Park, Paech Road, Wistow; Research notes on Peter ...
GILLISSEN, Albert Collection
Contains a single series of research materials gathered by Albert Gillissen. Includes material related to Victorian architect Harold Desbrowe Annear, card index of references, tapes, interviews, slides, correspondence. Also includes Albert Gillissen’s student notebooks from 1953-1954, including ...
GRIGGS, Harold Thomas Collection
Contains material related to the career of South Australian architect, Harold Griggs. The Griggs Collection consists of the records produced by Griggs in the course of his work as a practicing architect. They cover the years 1929 to 1984 and include the envelope or scrap of paper on which Griggs ...
Heritage Articles Collection
Contains a single series of heritage articles, maintained by the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage. The South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage (from July 2010 Department of Environment and Natural Resources) has newspaper articles focussing on historic ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Bridges and Roads] Collection
Contains material related to work on various bridge and road building projetcts by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes plans and calculations for work on bridges, culverts, fish lookouts, roads, curbing and pathways, and radio masts. This category gives some ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Business Correspondence] Collection
Contains business and personal correspondence related to the work of structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. The three partners of Hurren, Langman and James were sometimes separated whilst working in the field on interstate jobs. In the days before electronic mail, letters ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Churches, Universities, Schools and Local Government] Collection
Contains material related to work on church, university, school and local government building projects by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes calculations, estimates, plans and drawings from the Hurren Langman and James office concerning churches (church ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Commercial Premises] Collection
Contains material related to work on commercial premises by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes work on Includes plans, calculations, estimates, and drawings for the construction of various building projects for shops, banks, insurance companies, societies and ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Hospitals and Surgeries] Collection
Contains material related to work on hospital and surgery building projects by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes drawings, specifications, and calculations.
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Industrial Buildings and Factories] Collection
Contains material related to work on industrial buildings and manufacturing premises by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes plans, calculations, and various drawings.
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Recreation] Collection
Contains material related to work on recreational building projects, carried out by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes plans and drawings, calculations, and specifications. Includes work for Hotels, picture theatres, bio boxes or projection rooms which ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Residences and Flats] Collection
Contains material related to work on residential buildings by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes architectural plans, calculations, and specifications.
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Rural Buildings] Collection
Contains material related to rural building projects carried out by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes calculations, plans,and drawings for farm outbuildings, reservoirs, tanks, bins, and mines.
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Trade Literature and Documents] Collection
Contains material related to the work of structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes legal documents concerning the dissolution of the partnership between Hurren, Langman and James when Hurren retired, and the continuation of the firm as Langman and James; Minutes and ...
Hurren, Langman and James Engineers [Transport, Defence and Infrastructure] Collection
Contains material related to work on transport, defense and infrastructure building projects by structural engineering firm, Hurren, Langman and James Engineers. Includes calculations, estimates, and plans for wharves, bus and tram depots, train stations and depots, aerodromes, munitions buildings, ...
HUTCHINGS, Alan Collection
Contains a single series of material donated by Commissioner Alan W. J. Hutchings. Includes various items relating to town planning overseas and in South Australia. Includes material related to the proposed new town of Monarto, South Australia, and the Noarlunga Centre, south of Adelaide. Also ...
Ingham House Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the design and construction of a house for Fred and Iris Ingham, by architect John Tulloch, and builder W. J. Moore & Son Pty Ltd. Includes a booklet from W.J. Moore & Son Pty Ltd, c.1964, plans, sections and elevations, details, electrical ...
IRWIN, Sir James Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of architect and Lord Mayor, Sir James Campbell Irwin. Includes personal diaries, various papers and records of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA), newspaper clippings, speeches given by Sir James Irwin, reports from ...
JENSEN, Rolf Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of architect Rolf Jensen. Includes slide collection of predominantly landscape, architecture and urban subjects. The slides have been taken around the world including the United States of America, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Asia, ...
JOHNSON, Donald Leslie Collection
Contains 21 series of material related to the career of architect, academic, and architectural historian, Donald Leslie Johnson. Includes Donald Johnson’s own student thesis; papers and bibliographies collected by Donald Johnson during his research, including some profiles of architects and their ...
Jury Burden Collection
Contains 2 series of material related to the work of architectural firm, Jury Burden Pty Ltd. Includes Architectural Drawings and Specifications, for residential, community, religious, and smaller commercial projects in South Australia and Queensland.
KNOWLES, Ralph Collection
Contains a single series of predominantly drafting tools, including T-square, rulers, scale rulers, stencils, watercolours, pencils, pens, and curves. It also contains a certificate of membership for the Building Designers Association of South Australia Inc., a brochure of store fronts, display ...
LANGMEAD, Donald Research Collection
Contains 9 series of material related to the career of Donald Langmead. Includes Donald Langmead’s own student thesis; papers and bibliographies collected by Professor Donald Langmead during his research, including some profiles of architects and their works; information and documents relating to ...
LAWRENCE, Dr Roderick J Research Collection
Contains 3 series of research material related to his research project 'Colonial Houses and Domestic Life in South Australia from 1836 to 1900', conducted while Lawrence was as a Research Fellow from the University of Geneva. A full copy of his proposal for the research project is included. ...
LAYBOURNE SMITH, Louis Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of Louis Laybourne Smith, including architectural drawings and plans, newspaper clippings, correspondence from acquaintances, colleagues and clients.
LOVEDAY, Thomas Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the student work of Thomas Loveday.
MAKIN, Guy St John Collection
Contains material related to the career of South Australian architect, Guy Makin. Includes 5 series of drawings, sketches and books, of buildings in England and New Zealand.
Martindale Hall Collection
Contains a single series of material related to Martindale Hall. Includes measured drawings of Martindale Hall drawn by various students of architecture at the University of Adelaide as part of an assignment, as well as the original specification for the building from 1878. Martindale Hall is a ...
MASON, William Collection
Contains 2 series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, William Mason. Includes Magazine Articles; Plans, Drawings and Estimates; Newspaper and Magazine Clippings; Pamphlets, Brochures and Handbooks; Minutes and Reports; Government Department Forms; Department Housing and ...
McCONNELL, Jack Hobbs Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of architect, Jack Hobbs McConnell. Includes photographs, a slide collection, portfolios, competition entries, correspondence, reports, student work, architectural work, certificates, and biographical material, including newspaper ...
McDOUGALL, Alison Research Collection
Contains a single series of material by Alison McDougall. Includes research notes in relation to the life and works of sculptor Voitre Marek, focusing in particular on his contributions to churches in South Australia in the c.1960s.
McDOUGALL, Kate Research Collection
Contains a single series of research notes on South Australian architect, Albert Conrad, and Florence Taylor, architect, engineer and publisher in New South Wales.
MILNE, F. Kenneth Collection
Contains 62 series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, F. Kenneth Milne. Includes: Sketchbook, 1906-c.1930s; Tender book, 1909-20; Photographic record of architectural designs carried out by F. Kenneth Milne and Messrs. F. Kenneth Milne and Evans, 1909-29 and by F. ...
MORRIS, David Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, David Morris. Includes architectural drawings related to various projects undertaken by David Morris and other staff and student members of the School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South ...
NEIGHBOUR, Keith Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, Keith Neighbour. Includes slides of Architecture Exhibition May 1956 in Botanic Park, Adelaide featuring pavilions; Original typescripts of newspaper articles by Keith Neighbour on topic of house design; Items ...
PERKINS, Peter
The collection consists of art works for publications from the Centre for Settlement Studies. Most are of South Australian subject matter and most are buildings. Most are pencil, pen and ink, or watercolour sketches on paper. Some drawings are signed by Perkins while some are not.
RICHARDSON, Donald Research Collection
Contains a single series of material collated by South Australian artist, writer and educator, Donald Richardson. Includes colour photographs of historic buildings in South Australia; pamphlets and brochures of heritage buildings and walking guides; information on South Australian Architecture; ...
RIDDLE, Ann Research Collection
Contains a single series of research material colelcted by Ann Riddle. Includes contains architectural specification and documentation for a photographer’s platform for the S.A. Association 4WD clubs at Ngarkat Conservation Park, Border Track, Trig Hill, S.A./Vic. drawn by J. M. Pruszinski., Nov. ...
Royal Australian Institute of Architects (SA Chapter) Collection
Contains 9 series of material related to the South Australian Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA). Includes photographs of RAIA formal occasions and also items referring to unidentified conferences; a Bill of Fare at South Australian Hotel for R.A.I.A. dinner in August ...
Russell & Yelland Collection
Contains 2 series of material related to the South Autralian Architectural firm, Russell & Yelland Architects. Includes architectural drawings for projects located in South Australia and New South Wales.
SA Architects and Their Works Research
The Architects of South Australia database is the public face of the South Australian Architects and their Works project which was undertaken by a team of academic researchers from the Architecture Museum, Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design, University of South Australia, with ...
SA School of Mines and Industries Collection
Contains 11 series of material related to the SA School of Mines and Industies (subsequently known as School of Architecture at the University of South Australia). Includes student work of merit, pieces from various architects who designed the buildings which house the University of South ...
SAWLEY, John Research Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the South Australian architect, John Sawley. Includes ozalid prints and drawings drawings for a residence for F. O'Connor by Kenneth Milne, Boehm, Ellis and Bulbeck at Toorak Gardens, South Australia in the 1950s. Also includes research notes.
SCHENK, John Collection
Contains 7 series of material related to the career of John R. Schenk. Includes correspondence, material on plenwood systems, material on log systems, information on design competitions, material on the Significant 20th Century Architecture Project, and student work.
SCHUMACHER, Colin Collection
The Schumacher collection contains a single series of material related to the career of architect, Colin Schumacher. Includes architectural drawings and plans from works drawn up by Colin Schumacher from 1956 to 1959, various student notes, drafting tools and instruments; and books on drafting and ...
SCOTT, Philip Earle
The Scott collection comprises biographical material, correspondence, media clippings and photographs.
SEDGLEY, Walter Collection
Contains 26 series of material related to the career of Walter J. M. Sedgley. Includes a drawing of the Adelaide University Union Building from 1927; various architectural drawings; blueprints of Dept. of Defence Furniture; architectural prints of Brisbane Town Hall; calculations and notes on ...
SIMPSON, Peter and Marjorie Collection
Contains 2 series of material related to the career of Peter Crawford Simpson and Marjorie Constance Simpson (nee White). Includes architectural drawings of student work by Peter Simpson completed at Sydney Technical College between 1942 and 1949, architectural work for domestic buildings by the ...
SMITH, Chris Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of South Australian architect, Christopher Arthur (Chris) Smith. Includes a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, programmes and ephemera relating to buildings designed by Chris A. Smith c.1921-1939. Also ...
SMITH, Mervyn Collection
Contains 10 series of material related to the career of Australian architect, Mervyn Ashmore Smith. Includes Student work (Newcastle Technical College), primarily 1927-34; Apprenticeship, 1925-29,work with J.P, Gannon, 1935-3; work with the Department of Works and Local Government, Sydney, ...
South Australian Home Builders' Club Collection
Contains a single series of material related to records of the South Australian Home Builders' Club (SABHC), including minute books, labour records, and correspondence files. Also includes individual members’ records such as copies of house plans, photographs, newspaper and magazine cuttings and ...
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The Forum Club Collection
Contains a single series of material created by The Forum Club, a collective of Adelaide architects, engineers and students formed in 1929 when the Depression meant that there was not enough work to keep them fully employed. Includes presentation drawings of design problems with various graphic and ...
THOMAS, Robert George Collection
Contains a single series of material related to architect and civil engineer, Robert George Thomas. Includes watercolours of stained glass window designs of religious subjects, from late 19th Century. See also Donald Langmead Research Collection (c.1980-90) for research notes, letters and paper ...
TIDEMAN, Arthur Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the design and construction of a private residence for Arthur and Ruth Tideman, in 1959. The Tidemans chose a Small Homes Service designed house (Plan AC 301), which was built by Classic Construction at 32 (later renumbered as 42) Adelaide Street, ...
TIDSWELL, Andrew Collection
Contains a single series of material related to architect, Andrew Tidswell. Includes drafting tools, drafting aids sheets, his own architectural student work, and a copy of his curriculum vitae. The collection also contains house plans, photos, and a specification of the house designed for Tidswell ...
Town and Country Planning Association Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the South Australian branch of the own and Country Planning Association. Includes Bulletin of the Town & Country Planning Association (various dates 1974-1982); proceedings of seminars held by the Association in 1972 and 1973 and various papers ...
Town Planning Institute of SA Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the Town Planning Institute of South Australia. Includes cash and minute books relating to the Town Planning Institute of South Australia and its successor body. Fullers maps of Adelaide and Suburbs 1944 and 1968. Includes proposed freeway and ...
TWOPENY, John Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the career of architect, John Twopeny. Includes architectural plans for a residence designed by Twopeny, and a curriculum vitae.
VINEY, Robert William Collection
Contains 3 series of material related to Robert Viney. Includes various architectural drawings, and miscellaneous certificates.
WALKLEY, Gavin Collection
Contains 3 series of material related to the career of Gavin Walkley. Includes student work, publications and diary during the period 1918 to 1958, during which Walkley was a student in Australia and the United Kingdom; miscellaneous items relating to Walkley's role as Head of School at the School ...
War Service Homes Collection
Contains a single series of material related to the War Service Homes (South Australia) Agreement Act, 1934. Includes plans and specifications for residential buildings,donated to the Architecture Museum by homeowners who owned War Service Homes following the Second World War.
WOLLASTON, Margaret
Student drawings and architectural drawings.
Woods Bagot Collection
Contains a single series of material produced by 5 architectural firms: Woods Bagot, W.H. Bagot, Woods Bagot Jory, Woods Bagot Jory and Laybourne Smith, and Woods Bagot Laybourne Smith and Irwin. Includes architectural drawings for various buildings in South Australia.
WYMAN, Laurence John Collection
YOUNG, Gordon Research Collection
Contains 15 series of material related to the South Australian Centre for Settlement Studies (SACSS), founded and organised by Gordon Young. Includes correspondence, administration documents for the SACSS, various publications, student work, and miscellaneous surveys.