Free architecture resources

Dear Colleagues

I attend a day of the Arclib – Architecture Librarians Group - conference yesterday in Portsmouth. Below are some of the highlights:


New Buildings in Old Places – an on-line planning resource

http://foundationtallbuildings.org/intro

This on-line planning tool provides information on existing location efficiency and its determining factors for any postcode within Greater London, and location efficiency projections for proposed future developments. It also provides a Building Typology Explorer to assess density and sustainability in relation to building types, and includes a Tall Buildings map for the Greater London area. This map is a visual reference that pinpoints a selection of tall buildings proposed, approved and/or commenced across London. It allows users to see what is being proposed in selected areas and provides useful resources, including essential facts and links to planning applications and architects' visualisations. The site also provides a list of useful links.

Archigram Archival Project

http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/

The Archigram Archival Project makes the work of the seminal architectural group Archigram available free online for public viewing and academic study. The project was run by EXP, an architectural research group at the University of Westminster. It was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and made possible by the members of Archigram and their heirs, who retain copyright of all images

Ribapix

http://www.ribapix.com/

A growing database dedicated to providing you with exceptional and unique images from the collections of the British Architectural Library at the Royal Institute of British Architects, the world’s most extensive visual archive devoted to architecture.

Vintage Bus tour of architectural highlights of Portsmouth

This was great fun but the bus itself was the star!

http://www.southcoastmotorservices.co.uk/vehicles.html