Center for the Recycling and Reuse of Buildings
Architects/Designers/Organizations
European council of Interior Architects, ECIA is the common voice of Interior Architects on European and international level, it promotes the proffesion as a vital part of society and economy.
http://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/
An independent, non profit agency, set up to cultivate new talent and ideas. Since 1991, the architecture Foundation has facilitated hundreds of public exhibitions, competitions and design initiatives both in Britain and internationally.
http://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/BAR/Default.aspx
Scottish based website which provides information for buildings of architectural or historic merit throughout the country that are considered to be at risk
CUBE (Centre for the urban built environment)is an architecture, arts and design centre based in Manchester. Promotes awareness of the built environment through exhibitions, events etc
"The IHBC is the principal professional body for building conservation practitioners and
historic environment specialists working in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales,
with connections to the Republic of Ireland."
The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland is concerned with the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of Scottish buildings.
London based architectural practice with a portfolio that contains a number of residential conversion and extension projects. Their work also includes a variety of public buildings, commercial designs, exhibition spaces and housing projects
Netherlands based architectural practice with a portfolio of work ranging from masterplanning to education projects.
http://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/
This site is about Edinburgh architecture & Edinburgh architects. The News page acts as a resource and as a forum for discussion of topical Scottish Architecture issues, new Edinburgh buildings and masterplans. The website is focused on contemporary Edinburgh architecture and is updated daily.
http://www.materialsystems.org/?page_id=161
An architectural design studio that explores the emergent relationships between architecture, engineering, biology, and computation.
http://www.architekti4a.cz/EN/work/?r
Prague based architectural practice
Netherlands based website providing independent information about developments in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture in the Netherlands
http://www.bida.org/homepage.asp
The British Interior Design Association website
http://www.gillespiekiddandcoia.com/
Provides information and an archive of major works of the Scotland based architectural practice 1956-1987
http://www.hertzberger.nl/index_pub.html
List of publications by Herman Hertzberger,
Singapore based architects with a portfolio of housing projects
http://www.sutherlandhussey.co.uk/index.htm
Scottish based architecture practice with projects in the commercial, public and residential realm.
http://www.bni.nl/index.php?bni=english
Provides information relating to Interior Architecture including a description of the profession and the work entailed
http://www.momentomonumento.org/en/
Project in Sao Paulo called Monumento-a combination of the words monument and moment. One of the city's abandoned office buildings is being turned into an "auto-construction laboratory" by ex architecture groups Coloco and Exyzt. They will re purpose the building with the help of local communities, using local skills and rescued materials to create living and production space.
Research Groups
Space Syntax provides a unique, evidence-based approach to the planning, design and operation of buildings and urban areas.
http://archnet.org/front/welcome.jsp
A community of Architects, planners, educators and students. The community shares information to create a large knowledge base.
Listed Buildings/Conservation/Preservation
http://www.arc-architects.com/architecture/architecture.htm
http://www.archi.fr/UIA/index.php?langue=en
A comprehensive index of 20th century Architectural Heritage. Provides information on buildings worldwide. Gives materials used, initial use and external links with further information.
http://www.modernpreservation.com/
A graphic proposal for the preservation of Paul Rudolph's Blue Cross Building in Boston. Presents ideas for various preservation options. Identifies existing structure, heating and cooling systems.
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/
The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to advance conservation practice in the visual arts-broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/buildings.html
An alphabetical record of more than 1000 buildings worldwide including photographs.
Formed in the Netherlands in 1989, Docomomo are an international working party for the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the modern movement
http://www.savebritainsheritage.org/buildings_at_risk/
Created in 1975, SAVE has produced reports, press releases, books and exhibitions to highlight the plight of Britain's decaying buildings such as country houses, disused mills and warehouses, railway stations, hospitals and asylums amongst others.
SAVE places emphasis on the possibilities of alternative uses for these historic buildings.
http://www.midlandmorecambe.co.uk/the-hotel/design.aspx#
Photographs and information on the restoration by Urban Splash of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe
ICOMOS-UK (formed in 1965) is the UK Committee of ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites. ICOMOS-UK is an independent charity with a UK-wide and international mission to promote and support best practice in the conservation, care and understanding of the historic environment.
Magazines/Blogs
http://www.architecturescotland.co.uk/prospectmagazine
Netherlands based design magazine, linked to Frame magazine
Architecture and design blog with the mission of giving news on projects before anyone else
http://www.detail.de/rw_4_Kaufen_En2_Abonnements_OverviewDEE.htm
Video
http://www.studiobanana.tv/architecture/
Videos of architecture projects with a different theme every week
Articles
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture/23713/1
Article relating to architectural heritage in then middle east and the growing awareness of the preservation of historic buildings in this area
Images
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P6ceJV0AzjQ/SLgIXGvmhMI/AAAAAAAACA8/LsiKB3_DDpw/s1600-h/Picture+20.png
Aula TU Delft.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://plusmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ayres-store-6.jpg
http://plusmood.com/2008/10/ayres-store-dieguez-fridman/
Images of a retail store for Ayres Store in Buenos Aires, designed by architect Dieguez Fridman.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/800px-Boston_City_Hall.JPG
Boston City Hall image
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robarts_front_750px.jpg
Image of Robarts Library, Toronto. The building is one of the most important examples of brutalist architecture in North America, it was opened in 1973.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2012architecten/177696927/in/set-72157594181430286/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2012architecten/177696862/in/set-72157594181430286/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2012architecten/177696903/in/set-72157594181430286/
http://www.superuse.org/images/152.jpg
2012 architects made this extension in 2003 out of discarded doors for the organisation Optrek. It gave access to the roof and formed a billboard to the street. Optrek organizes art projects in areas that are due to be demolished.
2012 made a 70cm wide cut in the intersection of the façade and the roof. This exposed the underlying building structure which was due to be demolished. The cut was covered by 8 back doors of neighbouring properties; this created a roof window, billboard, access to the roof and a dining space on the roof.
Miscelleneous
http://www.galinsky.com/index.htm
Easy to use gallery of modern buildings arranged geographically, provides: photographs, descriptions and practical visitor information
http://www.dlwp.com/building/default.htm
Information on the restoration of the De La Warr pavilion , the U.K's first building to be built in Modernist style.
http://www.hoteltransvaal.com/An outline of the principles of the Dutch Hotel Transvaal, based in Den Haag. The hotel uses the surplus of empty spaces in the Den Haag Area. Artists and shopkeepers refurnish rooms in houses soon to be demolished, or in new builds not yet sold, into 1 to 5 star hotel rooms. The rooms are diverse in terms of furniture, luxury and price to attract a large target market, from students to businessmen. When the homes are sold or demolished, the hotel moves on.