The Culture of Building
This is a world history of building with an emphasis upon the western tradition and upon the development and spread of ideas and practices, as distinct from (but not excluding) inventions. It is a work in progress: some parts are fully developed, or have been published, whilst others are merely sketched in. Comments, contributions, and especially illustrations, will be gratefully received.
Australian Building
This is a history of Australian building with an emphasis upon the development and spread of ideas and practices, and upon the tension between the European tradition and local conditions. It is a work in progress: some parts are fully developed, or have been published, whilst others are merely sketched in. Comments, contributions, and especially illustrations, will be gratefully received.
Australian Architectural Index
The Australian Architectural Index covers tender notices, published descriptions of buildings, illustrations, biographical details of architects and other material. Although it is Australia-wide in coverage, the bulk of the content so far is Victorian (and proposals to link other data bases in Australia will be welcome). It is strongest for the period about 1840 to 1910, but includes some later material.
Melbourne Mansions
Melbourne Mansions is a searchable data base on major Melbourne houses of the nineteenth century, the result of a project funded by the Australian Research Council. A book based upon this material is in preparation, but is not mounted here. The data base can be searched by location, name of architect, &c. It contains internal provision for emailing comments back to me.
E G Kilburn's American Photographs
E G Kilburn was an Australian architect who visited the United States in 1889 and obtained over a hundred photographs of recent architectural work. They include interesting details of entrances, domestic hallways, and restaurants and public spaces. A large proportion are from Chicago, but there are many others, and the architects represented include Adler & Sullivan, W A Bates, S S Beman, L S Buffington, Burling & Whitehouse, Burnham & Root, W W Clay, Cobb & Frost, J C Cochran, J J Flanders, Frank Furness, W L B Jenney, C H Johnston, Long & Kees, Edwin May, A B Mullett & Co, C W Palmer, Peabody & Stearns, G B Post, Reid & Reid, H H Richardson, J L Silsbee, Treat & Foltz, J Van Osdel, Wheelock & Clay, and Wilson & Marble.
