Library Guides: Bachelor of Architectural Design: Online resources

Professional Organisations

Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA)
The national association that represents, advocates for, promotes and connects building designers throughout Australia.
Australian Architecture Association
A not for profit organisation formed to broaden the promotion of architecture in Australia.
Australian Institute of Architects
The peak body for the architectural profession in Australia, representing 11,000 members. The Institute works to improve our built environment by promoting quality, responsible, sustainable design.
Australian Passive House Association
An independent, not-for-profit organisation which aims to promote Passive House principles as a way of providing superior indoor comfort and air quality while reducing energy use and carbon emissions from Australia’s buildings.
Australian Institute of Building (AIB)
An association of building professionals, associate professionals and technicians engaged in building practice, teaching or research throughout Australia and overseas.
Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
Chartered Architectural Technologists are qualified to offer design services and manage projects from inception to completion. They lead the technological design of a project, forming the link between concept, innovation and realisation.
Design Matters (Building Designers Association of Victoria, BDAV)
A leading professional body for Building Designers and related industry professionals.

Building design websites

ArchDaily
ArchDaily is a blog that covers a variety of architectural topics including projects, news, articles, events, competitions, opinion pieces, among others items, catering to architects, designers and other interested parties.
Infolink
Infolink is an Australian online directory for the architecture, building, construction, and design sectors.
Dezeen
An online architecture, interiors and design magazine based in London.
designboom
A daily digital magazine covering the fields of industrial design, architecture, and art.
Design Institute of Australia
Australia's professional membership body for designers and design businesses.
Design Hunter
An architecture and interior design blog featuring homes designed with warmth, texture, sustainability and beauty.
Design Milk
An online magazine dedicated to modern design, covering the latest in art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion and technology.
Dornob
Design and image gallery
Ecospecifier Global
Green building design and materials
YourHome
Australia's guide to building, buying or renovating environmentally sustainable homes.
AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating)

Image libraries

Below are provided image resources freely available to be used for personal or educational purposes (image citation(s) may still need to be provided).

Artstor Digital Library
Provides access to more than 2.4 million high-quality images in a wide variety of disciplines - the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.
Creative Commons images
Wikimedia Commons
An online repository of free-use images, sounds, and other media files.
360Cities
Panoramic views of cities, landmarks, landscapes, and architecture.
New York Public Library
More than 180,000 of the items are in the public domain.
Pixabay
Features over 1 million free photos, illustrations, vectors and videos.
Pexels
Free stock photos and videos.
Pixnio
A range of images in many different categories.
pxhere
Features a growing range of stock photos.
Unsplash
Free images and photos that you can download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use for free.
Openclipart
A collection of free, public domain vector clip art.
PublicDomainPictures.net
Free images for private or commercial use.

Engineering apps for Apple or Android devices

Engineer's Handbook Contains useful conversion factors, resources and data associated with engineering and physics. Free on iTunes store.

RealCalc - A Realistic Scientific Calculator for Android

Engineering Professional - Combines all of the formulas from Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Environmental, Hydrology and Mechanical Engineering formulator apps. Over 650 formulas allow for determining everything from calculations on shafts to calculation on loads on beams.

FingerCAD - the first CAD application for technical drawing with fingers assisted by computer. With "FingerCAD" you can draw houses, bridges, floor plans, mechanical components, geometrical figures, anything that can be designed with a common PC CAD.

iEngineer - contains a complete specifications for over 300 U.S. and metric bolts and screws.

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