ABP (Architecture, Building and Planning) Study and Research Guide

Attendance books and selected work of students of the University of Melbourne Architectural Atelier.

The ABP Library Glass Slides Collection contains 431 ‘2x2’ glass, or lantern slides, used in teaching in subjects offered in architecture and planning courses in the late 1940s/early 1950s.

Published by the Department of Architecture at the University of Melbourne 1952-1971.

Contains photographs relating to architectural practices in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria (and in Christchurch, New Zealand) in the 1950s and 1960s. It also includes sites which are architectural practices combined with housing. The photographs in this series were published in the Cross-Section newsletter between 1958 and 1970. Notable architects include Bates Smart & McCutcheon and Yuncken Freeman. Notable photographers include Max Dupain and Wolfgang Sievers.

The Design Albums collection showcases selected work from students who were enrolled in Bachelor of Architecture Course in Melbourne University Architecture School from 1957 to 1964.

The collection comprises of a selection of conservation reports prepared by George Tibbits, often with other architectural historians, concerning individual Melbourne suburbs and buildings.

The digital collection of the Tisher Archive includes drawings and plans, and correspondence relating to Tisher’s practice.

A quarterly magazine published by Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in alliance with the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Approximately 200 research reports completed by Master of Urban Planning students at the University of Melbourne between 1973 and 1983.

The Miles Lewis Heritage Building Materials Collection consists of over 300 objects ranging from nails to roofing sheets, collected by Professor Miles Lewis throughout his career.

Journal published by the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Students' Society between 1930 and c1961.