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 | Internet Resources for Built Environment
- Associations and Professional Bodies
- The Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA)
- The Royal Institute of British Architects maintains one of the
world's most extensive built environment portals,
architecture.com. One of the most influential architectural
institutions in the world, RIBA, with 30,000 members, has a remit to
further the cause of architecture in politics and culture, both in the
UK and internationally.
- The Royal Institute of the Architects
of Ireland
- The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland is the
representative body for professionally qualified architects in Ireland.
- The Royal Society of Ulster
Architects
- Since
their establishment in 1901 the Society has actively engaged in all
matters relating to the education and training of architects, the
conduct of architectural practice, representation on central and local
bodies dealing with building, planning and housing
legislation.
- 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'. The AAI also sponsor a
public lecture series and an annual awards scheme.
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Chartered Institute of Architectural
Technologists
- Site for the professional institute for people 'working and studying
in the field of architectural technology'. Outlines its aims and
defines what architectural technologists do.
- Ulster Architectural Heritage
Society
- The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society exists to promote the
appreciation and enjoyment of architecture from the prehistoric to the
present in the nine counties of Ulster, and to encourage its
preservation and conservation. Regular news updates and the
Buildings at Risk database are particularly useful features.
- Hearth Housing
Association
- Hearth is managed by the National Trust and the Ulster Architectural
Heritage Society to restore historic buildings in Northern Ireland which
are at risk of dereliction or loss. It comprises two independant
charities managed by the same voluntary committee. Hearth Housing
Association provides social housing for rent in restored historic
buildings and some associated new buildings.
- Irish Georgian Society
- The Irish Georgian Society is Ireland's Architectural Heritage
Society. The Society aims to encourage an interest in and to promote the
conservation of distinguished examples of architecture and the allied
arts of all periods in Ireland.
- CABE,
the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
- CABE Library provides an exemplary source of
information and images on the best new buildings and public spaces in
the UK. Launched in November 2002, the Library now holds 120 schemes
of all kinds and will be expanding over time to encompass many more
from the UK and beyond.
Northern Ireland Resources
- Buildings
at Risk in Northern Ireland
- BARNI is a Register of buildings of historic or architectural merit
whose future seems threatened and may be suitable for restoration. The
project aims to heighten public awareness of historic buildings that
appear to be in need of restoration, provide help and advice to
existing owners who may wish to engage upon a scheme of repair or
renovation and to help and assist potential new restoring owners who
are looking for suitable properties.
- Environment and Heritage
Service, DOENI
- The Environment and Heritage Service takes the lead in implementing
the Government's environmental policy in Northern Ireland. The Agency
carries out a range of activities which promote the Government's
key themes of sustainable development, biodiversity and climate change.
Overall aims are to protect and conserve Northern Ireland's natural
heritage and built environment, to control and regulate pollution and to
promote wider appreciation of the environment and best environmental
practices.
- Northern
Ireland Buildings Database
- The Northern Ireland Buildings Database holds information on over
9,000 historic buildings and each building is recorded individually.
Most of the buildings have been listed for their special architectural
or historic interest.
- Northern
Ireland Sites and Monuments Database
- The Northern Ireland Sites & Monuments Record for the six
counties of Northern Ireland holds information on approx. 15,000
sites. These range from Mesolithic camp sites, Bronze age landscapes
preserved under bog, through the Early Christian monasteries, the
castles of the Norman conquest and the defended houses of the
Plantation settlers.
- PADDI
- PADDI (Planning Architecture Design Database Ireland) is
produced in collaboration by the Architecture and Planning Libraries of
Queen's University Belfast and University College Dublin. It is a
bibliographic database which aims to provide wide access to information
on all aspects of the built environment and environmental planning in
Ireland, north and south. Indexing of material began in 1980; indexed
material includes items published from c 1865 to the present, but the
majority of items date from the mid 20th century onwards; the time
period covered is 12th century to the present.
- Place - Built Environment Centre for Northern Ireland
- Organises exhibitions, events and visits
to interesting places - based on Fountain St in Belfast
UK Resources
- Database
of English and Irish Houses
- This database lists over 6,000 country houses built in Britain and
Ireland, many with photos.
- Architectural
Centre Network
- An independent organisation representing
centres of architecture and the built environment in the UK, delivering
some of the most compelling and innovative programmes in Europe in
construction, architecture, housing renewal and urban design.
- English Heritage's Buildings at Risk
Register
- The Register, published annually, brings
together information on all Grade I and II* listed buildings, and
scheduled ancient monuments (structures rather than earthworks), known
to English Heritage to be ‘at risk' through neglect and decay, or
vulnerable to becoming so.
- The National
Trust
- The National Trust is a registered charity acting as a guardian in
the acquisition and protection of threatened coastline, countryside and
buildings. It operates in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- National
Best Value Benchmarking Scheme
- Provides indicators for both finance and quality for architecture
and includes background to the schemes and how to join.
Ireland Resources
-
Archiseek Ireland
- Archiseek is the
online community for Irish architecture and design. It is a diverse,
growing collection of over 5,000 pages, with emphasis ranging
from history and preservation to current architectural developments and
issues.
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Buildings of Ireland
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The website of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). The
NIAH is a section within the Department of the Environment, Heritage and
Local Government. The work of the NIAH involves identifying and recording
the architectural heritage of Ireland, from 1700 to the present day.
- Database
of English and Irish Houses
- This database lists over 6,000 country houses built in Britain and
Ireland, many with photos.
- Irish Architectural Archive (IAA)
- The Irish Architectural Archive is a charitable company which was
established in 1976 to collect and preserve the records of Ireland’s
architectural heritage and make those records available to those who
wish to consult them. The collections housed by Archive comprise the
largest body of historic architectural records in Ireland and as such
constitute a vital national cultural resource.
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Ireland's Festival of Architecture
- A focal point for the many people and organisations
who wish to champion the power of architecture and urban design to
transform lives and improve the places where we live and work. It
promotes and encourages innovation and high standards in contemporary
architecture, while making the general public more aware of and better
trained in appreciation of architectural, urban and landscape culture.
- PADDI
- PADDI (Planning Architecture Design Database Ireland) is
produced in collaboration by the Architecture and Planning Libraries of
Queen's University Belfast and University College Dublin. It is a
bibliographic database which aims to provide wide access to information
on all aspects of the built environment and environmental planning in
Ireland, north and south. Indexing of material began in 1980; indexed
material includes items published from c 1865 to the present, but the
majority of items date from the mid 20th century onwards; the time
period covered is 12th century to the present.
General Resources
- architecture.com
- architecture.com, home of the Royal Institute of British Architects,
is one of the world's most extensive built environment portals. Here you
can find an architect, understand more about architecture or learn how
to become an architect.
- Architectural Heritage Fund
- Details of funding available from the AHF, as well as general
information on their work.
- Archsearch
- US based site giving links to over 100 architecture magazines
- Centre for Accessible
Environments
- The Centre is committed to the provision of buildings and places
which are accessible to all users, including disabled and the elderly
and the enhancement of quality in design. Includes details of their
access consultancy, publications and training courses.
- Cyburbia: the planning and architecture
internet resource centre
- US based directory of planning and architecture sites.
- The Great Buildings
Collection
- This gateway to architecture around the world and across history
documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects,
with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings,
commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more.
- Pevsner's Buildings of England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- An interesting site highlighting the importance of Pevsner to
architecture.
- Project for Public Spaces (US)
- PPS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining
public places that build communities.
- Sapling
- Sapling, the Architecture, Planning and Landscape Information
Gateway, contains over 700 links to websites, books and news stories,
organised by theme.
- The
Twentieth Century Society
- The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the
heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards. The
Society’s prime objectives are education and conservation.
- The
Yahoo Architecture Page
- The yahoo gateway site for architecture
- The
World Monuments Watch
- The World Monuments Watch, a global program launched in 1995, calls
attention to imperiled cultural heritage sites around the world, and
directs timely financial support to their preservation.
- Designing Libraries
- A web portal, incorporating a database, devoted to
sharing best practice in the planning and design of library buildings
through access to information and images.
Last updated: 26/09/08
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