Melbourne Architour’s Andy Fergus on 3RRR
The kind folk at 3RRR have invited us on board to chat about Melbourne Architours. Hear Cinzia and Ed from the show Room With A View interview our urban designer tour guide, Andy Fergus (pictured...
View ArticleThe devil is in the detail @ Open House Melbourne
Working in an architecture practice, my Open House Melbourne experience was skewed towards the craft of building. This is the stuff that doesn’t get printed in magazines – how materials are finished,...
View ArticleArchitours goes suburban
From Paul Kelly and You Am I, to The Castle and Crackerjack, suburbia rates a mention to describe the everyday Australian life. And this is no different to Architours…we introduce our first tour...
View ArticleTextures of Eaglemont
We could rename our new Eaglemont tours ” the hidden laneways and secret gardens tour,” after the amount of skinny laneways that one negotiates under the knowledge of an expert tour guide. The photos...
View ArticleBook review September 2012
‘one cursory look at architectural history is sufficient to find that the whole development is characterized by man’s immense desire to make individual buildings grand and perfect’, fumihiko maki...
View ArticleMelbourne Architecture Annual
The role of Architecture in the Evolution of Public Space in Melbourne Join us on our Evolution of Public Space tours, available only during the Melbourne Architecture Annual [MA|A], on the following...
View ArticleMelbourne Architecture Annual Tour – Helpful Hints
Mark, Esther and I have been busy planning for our Public Space Tours as part of the 2012 Melbourne Architecture Annual. This tour gives us a great opportunity to talk about the legacy of a variety of...
View Article2012: its a wrap
We are humbled by your contribution to the Melbourne Architours juggernaut this year – from CBD to suburban tours, bike tours to bus tours, Chinese tours to Portuguese tours – thanks to all those who...
View ArticleReaching for the sky but stopping short
Well, I’m glad to see that we and our favourite buildings survived the ‘end of the world’ wrecking ball on December 21st (though a pity some of the ugly ducklings did not get obliterated!). One of the...
View ArticleInstagramming #archilearning
We’re fans of social media, from Twitter to Linkedin to Facebook to Instagram – it’s widespread appeal, immediacy and sharing abilities make these great mediums to learn about architecture. This year,...
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