AA Archives
AA Archives
AA Archives, photo by Elena Andreea Teleaga, 2026Monday – Friday: 10am–6pm
General Enquiries archives@aaschool.ac.uk Head of Archives: Edward Bottoms edward@aaschool.ac.uk Special Collections Archivist: Suet May Lam may.lam@aaschool.ac.uk Archivist (Photographic Collections): Golnar Tajdar golnar.tajdar@aaschool.ac.uk
The AA Archives is one of the most extensive architectural archives in the UK and makes available to researchers at all levels a wealth of material relating to the social and intellectual history of architectural education.
The collection includes more than 15,000 drawings, models and posters of students past and present, and more than 300,000 photographs, which itself forms one of the UK’s oldest and most important archives of architectural photography.
Access
AA Members are welcome to visit the AA Archives space during term time operating hours. For those studying a particular topic, it is recommended that an appointment is made at least three business days in advance of a visit. Outside of term time, access to the AA Archives is by appointment only.
Non-members can purchase a two-week Research Pass to access the AA Archives, which also provides reference access to the AA Library.
Digital material is accessible via the Archives Catalogue and Photographic Collections.
The Mark Cousins Lecture Archive includes a set of more than 250 lecture recordings spanning almost the entire career of one of the AA’s most influential architectural educators and critics.
The AA Collections Blog documents the work of the AA Archives and the AA Library, highlighting new acquisitions, events and new writing.