Porn ruined my sleep last night - and the night before. Not foodie-porn (everyone except Nigella knows you shouldnt eat past midnight), or your common old garden style porn. This was pure house porn coming at me hard and fast via email, Facebook, twitter and any other way it could via a mobile device.

Without setting out to, Id subscribed and followed and liked my way into an ever-encroaching online world full of seductive, sensory, gorgeous houses all asking me to click here to get to know them better; to take a little peek at their flexed muscles, soft curves and clean lines. Going online was like being trapped in the architectural equivalent of E-harmony or RSVP.

You know the feeling?

ArchitectureAU - just one of the sites you can use for inspiration.

Time for some speed dating, to cull the I like you but Im busy sites from the I must-have you, and to separate the consumer-friendly from the hard-core architectural porn. For those suffering the same, I asked a dozen award winning architects for quick tips on making online information work for you, and to nominate their preferred sites for those considering a renovation or new build.

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Architectural inspiration should always come principally from the site, sun, wind, client, intuition all of the fundaments at hand, according to many architects, rather than online.

Having said that, the more informed you are architecturally before beginning any design and construction process the better. The more youre able to identify what you like and dont like, the more successful the outcome. As Rohan Little says: Architecture is like music, there are a range of genres pop, rock, jazz, hip hop, classical. Sometimes a client has listened to pop all their life but through architecture blogs and sites realise that they are wishing to listen to a classical jazz fusion

Explore Australian-based and global online sites as widely as possible, along with more traditional forms of media.

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February 25, 2014 at 12:45 am by Mr HomeBuilder
Category: Architects