Leighton Irwin Architecture Library

Leighton Irwin Architecture Library

Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

ABP Library

Architecture, Building and Planning Library

Asbestos removal: 30 October 2012

Reopening of the library in the ERC: 16 July 2012

Relocation to second floor of the Eastern Resources Centre (ERC), The University of Melbourne: 2 July 2012

P00000053: Book Section: Barrett, Peter, 'Leighton Irwin: director of the Melbourne University Architectural Atelier.', in 'Melbourne University Moasic: People and Places'. University of Melbourne, Dept. of History, 1998. (Primary Relationship);

P00000052: Resource: 'Australian Dictionary of Biography online'.National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 2006. http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (Primary Relationship);

E000011: School of Architecture building (is part of);

E000047: Enabling works (Is related to);

E000176: Asbestos removal (Is related to);

E000184: Irwin, Leighton Major Francis (1892 - 1962) (Is related to);

E000134

Building or Structure

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Pre-existing building or structure

The Leighton Irwin Architecture, Building and Planning Library (ABP Library) was named after architect Leighton Irwin, who was director of the Melbourne University Architectural Atelier. It was formerly located on the third floor of the old Architecture and Planning Building (ABP Building), in Masson Road on the Parkville campus. The Leighton Irwin Library was relocated to the second floor of the Eastern Resource Centre of the University of Melbourne prior to the demolition of the old ABP Building.

The rare collections in the library includes 19th and 20th century material, such as architectural texts, collections of local architects and planners, drawings, sketchbooks and scrapbooks, objects from the University's architectural studios and theses. Material published before 1800 is in the Special Collections at the Baillieu Library.