Research groups
Significantly, the Louis Laybourne Smith School is the repository
for the Architecture
Archive, a unique collection of over 170,000 documents donated
by practitioners and educators in architecture and the associated
professions, and an invaluable resource to students and the wider
community. The Archive is developing as a centre for research into
Australian architectural history with a particular focus on South
Australia.
The Louis Laybourne Smith School is eager to encourage, foster and
be challenged by, design discourse in the broader community and we
arrange symposia and conferences, often in collaboration with other
institutions, encompassing areas such as urban design and planning,
architectural and urban history, the transformation of craft and
design practices and interior architecture education. Undergraduate
and postgraduate attendance at and contribution to such events is
strongly encouraged.
- Visual Art & Design Research Group [VADRG] Comprising members of the LLS School and SASA
- Digital Media Research Group - Fostering new research at the intersection of digital technologies, architecture, and design. The centre aims to find a niche market for digital experimentations to demonstrate future directions for design practice, and new responsibilities for designers. Investigations include non-representational design, relations between virtual and real environments, and the impact of new media on rethinking architectural production. Contact person: Stephen Loo
- Architecture & Design Virtual Library
- Centre for Settlement Studies