Architecture Museum, School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia

Architecture Museum, School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia

The Architecture Museum is a facility for the acquisition, preservation and management of South Australian produced architectural and related records, and for promoting intellectual enquiry into, and producing scholarly information about, the state's built heritage.

Address: 
Kaurna Building, University of South Australia, City West, Fenn Place, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Tel: 
+61 8 8302 9235
Fax: +61 8 8302 0211
Hours: 
Monday to Wednesday 10am - 4pm, Admission by Appoinment only
Admission: 
General admission free
Facilities: 
The extensive and unique collection of over 200,000 items is housed in archival conditions in a purpose-designed space in the Kaurna building, Fenn Place, Adelaide. The Architecture Museum is a publicly accessible research facility and is open Monday to Wednesday, 10am-4pm. Intending visitors should arrange an appointment through the Collections Manager. The collections are listed on the Architecture Museum's website.
Collection: 

The Architecture Museum holds more than 200,000 items including approximately 20,000 drawings and a 2000-volume library. The holdings relate to the work of private practitioners (State Records of South Australia holds Government architects' records). The focus is on materials produced in the 20th century and particularly in the period c.1910-1980.

The collection includes:

Drawings

Drawings plans, sections, elevations and perspectives by architects, engineers, and consultants including both built and unbuilt works primarily of the twentieth century.

Specifications

Specifications relating directly to the architectural drawings and providing written documentation stipulating materials, quality of finishes, and the manner of construction.

Correspondence

Professional and personal correspondence relating to specific buildings, professional affairs and architects overseas travels.

Photographs

Photographic items including slides and photographic prints of architects built works and overseas travels.

Notebooks and Diaries

Business and personal notebooks and diaries containing sketches and newspaper clippings as well as notes relating to built projects.

Library

Books, monographs, periodicals, trade catalogues and brochures donated from architects personal collections.

Special Holdings

Chamberlain collection

Predominantly 18th and 19th century British and European architectural prints and engravings.

Crocker collection

Predominantly books on South Australian history and Italian architecture.

Artefacts

Artefacts of a limited range, including drawing equipment, awards and nameplates.

Ephemera

Pamphlets, brochures and posters relating to architecture, interior design and planning.