Founded in 2005 with a single photo, Arkhitekton is a website by Matthew Todd that provides intermittent and idiosyncratic commentary on architecture, design, landscape and occasionally, technology. I’m a registered architect (and landscape architect) with over 20 years professional experience – primarily in public buildings – working throughout Australia and the UK. Currently I’m a Principal of Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT), a well-known Australian design practice, and also worked at Denton Corker Marshall for most of my early career.
Rather than provide up-to-the-minute architecture news, of which there are plenty of examples, Arkhitekton is updated on a more relaxed (ie. when I get time) schedule to draw attention to interesting websites, articles and videos that might otherwise get overlooked. There might be a slight bias towards Australian architecture and the odd post about technology, but don’t let that get in the way of a good look around.
About the Name
Admittedly “arkhitekton” is a bit of a mouthful but the term “architect” is derived from the Greek word “arkhitekton”, where “arkhi” means master (or chief) and “tekton” is builder so it seemed appropriate. Now you know.
Contact Me
Always happy to hear from you! Just use the form below to send me an email. However, if you are looking for work at Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp please check out the Careers page or send an email to careers@fjmt.com.au as I won’t respond here.
Colophon
Arkhitekton runs on the amazing WordPress.com free publishing system, currently uses a background image by Squidfingers and occasionally uses FamFamFam’s lovely 16×16 pixel “Silk” icons about this site (like this one 
and this one 
). Get them here.
Disclaimer
This is a personal website. Any opinions expressed on Arkhitekton represent my own and not those of my employer.
