Architecture Australia

Summary

Architecture Australia is a national magazine covering the practice and works of architects and architecture in Australia.[1] It is published bi-monthly by Architecture Media, and is the journal of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Architecture Australia
Architecture Australia cover c. 1970
Editorial directorKatelin Butler
CategoriesArchitecture
FrequencyBi-monthly
PublisherArchitecture Media
Founded1904
CountryAustralia
Websitearchitecturemedia.com/magazines/architecture-australia/
ISSN0003-8725
OCLC44653494

History and profile edit

Architecture Australia was established in 1904 under the title: The Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales. It became The Salon in 1912, at which time it became the journal for the Institutes of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia.[2] It was renamed Architecture in 1917, then Architecture in Australia in 1955; eventually obtaining its current name in 1976.[3]

The magazine began in January 1904 with volume 1 number 1 of The Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales, published by William Brooks & Co. of 17 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.[3] In 1924 it was taken over by the publisher Art in Australia, owned by Sydney Ure Smith.[4] In 1938 Architecture became the official journal of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. In 1980 the magazine moved to Strand Publishing, and then to[5] Architecture Media, who remain publishers of the journal.[4]

The magazine reflected contemporary styles and attitudes, for example in 1907 a review by Robert Haddon of "The First Australian Exhibition of Woman's Work, Melbourne" depicted women in the kitchen (Art and Architecture, November/December 1907).[6][7]

Architecture Australia has included work by many of Australia's leading architectural photographers, including Patrick Bingham-Hall, Harold Cazneaux, Max Dupain, John Gollings, Fritz Kos, David Moore, Wolfgang Sievers,[3] Peter Bennetts, Dianna Snape and Brett Boardman.[8] Special features have been devoted to the works of prominent women architects.[9] The magazine promotes itself as providing "...provocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built-works and the issues that matter".[10]

Editors of the magazine include: John Barlow, George Sydney Jones, D. H. Souter, Nicholas Shields, C. A. Jeffries, Allen W. Gerard, Eric Lindsay Thompson, Professor Alfred S. Hook, Stella Tottenham (1950–1954),[11] J. S. Prain, Lyall Howe, Travis McKie, Peter Keys, Colin Brewer, John Oostermeyer, Anne Leonhard, Vincent Smith (1975–1977), Don Gazzard, Brian Zouch (1977), Shirley Young, David Watson, Tom Heath, Ian McDougall (1990–1992),[12] Davina Jackson (1993–2000),[13] Ian Close (2000–2004), Justine Clark (assistant editor, 2000–2004, editor 2004–2011),[14] Timothy Moore, and Cameron Bruhn.[15] The current editorial director is Katelin Butler.

References edit

  1. ^ Royal Australian Institute of Architects; Zinio, LLC; Recorded Books (1904), Architecture Australia, RAIA ; Prince Frederick, Md. : distributed by RBdigital for Zinio magazines, retrieved 8 August 2015
  2. ^ Luscombe, Desley; Fung, Stan (1996). The Salon (1912–1917): studies and indexes.
  3. ^ a b c Philip Goad, One hundred years of discourse, Architecture Australia archives
  4. ^ a b Hogben, Paul (2012). "Architectural Periodicals". In Goad, Philip; Willis, Julie (eds.). Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-521-88857-8.
  5. ^ Strand Publishing did not become Architecture Media. Architecture Media was a new company formed to publish AA - Ian Close
  6. ^ Hogben, Paul (March 2004). "100 years of advertising". Architecture Australia. 93 (2).
  7. ^ Stead, Naomi; Hogben, Paul (2004). "Rhetoric and Tone". Architecture Australia. 93 (6).
  8. ^ Boddy, Adrian (July–August 2004). "Photography and Architecture". Architecture Australia. 93.
  9. ^ Architecture Australia, March/April 1994
  10. ^ architecturemedia.com
  11. ^ Weirick, James (September–October 2004). "Stella Tottenham". Architecture Australia. 93 (5). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  12. ^ McDougall, James (September–October 2004). "Ian McDougall 1990–1994". Architecture Australia. 93 (5): 25.
  13. ^ Jackson, Davina (September–October 2004). "Davina Jackson 1993–2000". Architecture Australia. 93 (5).
  14. ^ Clark, Justine. Gatley, Julia; Douglas, Carl (eds.). "Serendipity: Between Making a Magazine and Writing History". Interstices. 9. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  15. ^ Clark, Justine (2004). "The Editors". Architecture Australia. 93 (5).

External links edit

  • Official website
  • ArchitectureAU – online repository of Architecture Australia