Contemporary Architectural Archives (ABPL90419)

The subject will focus on data related to all activities of a firm including design, documentation, contract administration and management.

• Through this elective students will research how practice based data and information can be identified, recovered and digitised.

• The subject will look at how both physical and digital data in architect’s offices can be managed for research purposes.

• The subject will explore a range of strategic, administrative, technical and digital methods related to the management of both research and archival data.

• The subject will link together concepts related to architectural practice, urban heritage, library studies, museum conservation and also the material and digital management of archives.

• Theories related to the digital transformation, IT management and knowledge management of architectural practices will be discussed.

• The subject will use contemporary (post 1970) architectural archives to explore how to best identify, recover and manage individual architectural archives for future research, exhibition and public access.
• The subject will prompt the following questions: As architectural work is increasingly digitised how can this work be archived for research and public purposes? What role should digital media play in recording the oral histories of architects? How should architectural practices managed both their digital and physical assets to ensure these are available for the future research

• The subject will bring together a broad range of disciplines various ABP academics, and practitioners, librarians, data managers and archivists.