About the Project
*Note this is a beta version of the database still in testing and data is currently incomplete during migration.* Please read 'How to use the database' page.
The original database can be found at https://architectsdatabase.unisa.edu.au/
Architects of South Australia is a database of material about the professional lives and contributions of a selection of the state's architects from 1836 to the present day. In addition to providing scholarly biographical information, the database also identifies some the architects' principal South Australian built works. Note, however, that the listings are not comprehensive.
The database is the public face of the South Australian Architects and their Works project undertaken by a team of academic researchers from the Architecture Museum, Adelaide University, with initial funding from the Department for Environment and Water. A project Reference Group guided the selection of architects for research in the original project. Subsequently the database has been added to through the contribution of biographies written by academics, architectural and professional historians, and graduate students. The University of South Australia is a predecessor institution of Adelaide University.
Research Contributors
Dr Julie Collins (current editor)Dr Christine Garnaut
Dr Susan Lustri
Ms Alison McDougall
Mrs Christine Sullivan
Mr Giles Walkley
Project Scope
Although the built environment is shaped by the work of many professions, the scope of this project is limited to architects. An architect is defined as an individual who, in colonial times, was referred to by that title or, later, one who had either an articled training, an academic education in architecture, or had satisfied the requirements of registration. The list of works provided for each architect is not comprehensive but rather is a selection of principal South Australian built works identified from the sources consulted.
