Architecture Australia

Architecture Australia was established in 1904 under the title: The Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales. It became The Salon in 1912, at which time it became the journal for the Institutes of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia.{{Cite book|title=The Salon (1912–1917): studies and indexes|last1=Luscombe|first1=Desley|year=1996 |last2=Fung|first2 = Stan}} It was renamed Architecture in 1917, then Architecture in Australia in 1955; eventually obtaining its current name in 1976.[http://architectureau.com/articles/one-hundred-years-of-discourse/ Philip Goad, One hundred years of discourse, Architecture Australia archives]

The magazine began in January 1904 with volume 1 number 1 of The Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales, published by William Brooks & Co. of 17 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. In 1924 it was taken over by the publisher Art in Australia, owned by Sydney Ure Smith.{{Cite book|title = Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture|last = Hogben|first = Paul|publisher = Cambridge University Press|year = 2012|isbn = 978-0-521-88857-8|location = Melbourne|pages = 35|editor-last = Goad|editor-first = Philip|editor-link = Philip Goad|editor-last2 = Willis|editor-first2 = Julie|chapter = Architectural Periodicals}} In 1938 Architecture became the official journal of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. In 1980 the magazine moved to Strand Publishing, and then toStrand Publishing did not become Architecture Media. Architecture Media was a new company formed to publish AA - Ian Close Architecture Media, who remain publishers of the journal.

The magazine reflected contemporary styles and attitudes, for example in 1907 a review by Robert Haddon of "The First Australian Exhibition of Woman's Work, Melbourne" depicted women in the kitchen (Art and Architecture, November/December 1907).{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/100-years-of-advertising/|title = 100 years of advertising|last = Hogben|first = Paul|date = March 2004|journal = Architecture Australia|volume = 93|issue = 2}}{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/rhetoric-and-tone/|title = Rhetoric and Tone|last1 = Stead|first1 = Naomi|year = 2004|journal = Architecture Australia|last2 = Hogben|first2 = Paul|issue = 6|volume = 93|author-link = Naomi Stead}}

Architecture Australia has included work by many of Australia's leading architectural photographers, including Patrick Bingham-Hall, Harold Cazneaux, Max Dupain, John Gollings, Fritz Kos, David Moore, Wolfgang Sievers, Peter Bennetts, Dianna Snape and Brett Boardman.{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/photography-and-architecture/|title = Photography and Architecture|last = Boddy|first = Adrian|date = July–August 2004|journal = Architecture Australia|volume = 93}} Special features have been devoted to the works of prominent women architects.Architecture Australia, March/April 1994 The magazine promotes itself as providing "...provocative, informative and engaging discussion of the best built-works and the issues that matter".[http://architecturemedia.com/magazines/architecture-australia/ architecturemedia.com]

Editors of the magazine include: John Barlow, George Sydney Jones, D. H. Souter, Nicholas Shields, C. A. Jeffries, Allen W. Gerard, Eric Lindsay Thompson, Professor Alfred S. Hook, Stella Tottenham (1950–1954),{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/the-editors/|title = Stella Tottenham|last=Weirick|first=James|date = September–October 2004|journal=Architecture Australia|access-date=22 October 2015|issue=5|volume=93}} J. S. Prain, Lyall Howe, Travis McKie, Peter Keys, Colin Brewer, John Oostermeyer, Anne Leonhard, Vincent Smith (1975–1977), Don Gazzard, Brian Zouch (1977), Shirley Young, David Watson, Tom Heath, Ian McDougall (1990–1992),{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/the-editors/|title = Ian McDougall 1990–1994|last = McDougall|first=James|date=September–October 2004|journal=Architecture Australia|issue=5|volume = 93|pages = 25}} Davina Jackson (1993–2000),{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/the-editors/|title = Davina Jackson 1993–2000|last=Jackson|first=Davina|date=September–October 2004|journal = Architecture Australia|issue = 5|volume = 93}} Ian Close (2000–2004), Justine Clark (assistant editor, 2000–2004, editor 2004–2011),{{Cite journal|url = http://interstices.aut.ac.nz/ijara/index.php/ijara/issue/view/8|title = Serendipity: Between Making a Magazine and Writing History|last = Clark|first = Justine|journal = Interstices|volume = 9|editor-last = Gatley|editor-first = Julia|editor2-last = Douglas|editor2-first = Carl|author-link = Justine Clark|access-date = 22 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014558/http://interstices.aut.ac.nz/ijara/index.php/ijara/issue/view/8|archive-date = 17 November 2015|url-status = dead}} Timothy Moore, and Cameron Bruhn.{{Cite journal|url = http://architectureau.com/articles/the-editors/|title = The Editors|last = Clark|first = Justine|year=2004|journal = Architecture Australia|issue = 5|volume = 93|author-link = Justine Clark}} The current editorial director is Katelin Butler.

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• {{Official website|http://architecturemedia.com/magazines/architecture-australia/}}
• [http://architectureau.com/ ArchitectureAU] – online repository of Architecture Australia
• [http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-815046764 The Salon: being the Journal of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales''], Vol. 1, no. 1 (July-Aug. 1912)-v. 7, no. 5 (Dec. 1916). Via Trove Digital Library.

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