Architecture Research Guide

Architecture on the Web

Architecture Journals on the Web

Finding Images on the Web

Glossary/Dictionary of Architecture

Landscape Architecture

Professional Resources

Significant Architectural Structures

University Home Pages

Architecture on the Web

archINFORM - International Architectural Database "This architectural database, originally emerging from records of interesting building projects from architecture students, has meanwhile become the largest online-database for international architecture. This database includes over 9000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database. It's possible to look for a special project via an architect, town or keyword with the indices or by using a query form."

Architecture and Building "A guide to net sites on architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture, compiled by Jeanne Brown, University of Nevada Las Vegas Architecture Studies Library. For a listing of sites by category, go to the Contents Page. For a listing of sites by site name, go to the Alphabetical Index." Some of the many topics include Architecture and Computing, Associations and Societies, Booksellers, Green Design, Library Guides, Real Estate and Housing, Urban Environment, etc.

Architecture from About.com Directory listing of resources on the subject of architecture.

ArtSource: Links to Art and Architecture Resources Worldwide An important mega-site, offers a variety of art information and sites including architecture resources, art journals, image collections, museum information, organizations, etc.

Art and Architecture from the Mediterranean Basin

Avery Library of Fine Arts at Columbia University One of the premier architecture libraries in the country, this catalog would be useful for any architectural topic.

Canadian Centre for Architecture "The Canadian Centre for Architecture is a museum and study centre devoted to the art of architecture past and present. The major research collections of the CCA - books, prints and drawings, photographs, and architectural archives - are a single entity: they reinforce and complement each other. The collections are international in scope and concerned with architecture in its broadest sense. The library to date includes some 160,000 volumes on the theory, practice, and history of architecture. Titles range from fifteenth-century imprints to current publications."

Cities/Buildings Image Database "The Cities/Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web. In 1999, with the help of the Digital Libraries Initiative Program and the Center for Information System Optimization, we adopted a new search engine. Researchers can now search for buildings by country, city, style, title, architect, date of construction, as well as other fields."

Chicago Architecture Foundation "The Chicago Architecture Foundation is dedicated to advancing public interest and education in architecture and design."

Cyburbia "Cyburbia, established in 1994, contains a large selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism, growth and sprawl, and other topics related to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts a bulletin board with job listings and discussions on many topics."

Built in America Library of Congress Collections search for Historic American Building Survey and Historic American Engineering Record. "This national treasure consists of measured and interpretive drawings, large-format black and white and color photographs, written historical and descriptive data, and original field notes. The documentation captures the essence of the American experience through more than 37,000 recorded historic structures and sites, from Native American cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde to space-age technology at Cape Canaveral."

Images of Medieval Art and Architecture "The purpose of this site is to promote education and research in Medieval art and architecture."

Kidder Smith Images Project Photographs of ten centuries of architecture in the United States by G.E. Kidder Smith.

Renaissance and Baroque Architecture "The images included in this collection were scanned from slides taken by Professor C. W. Westfall and used in his survey course, Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (ARH 102), University of Virginia, School of Architecture, Department of Architectural History. They are organized according to his course syllabus. Each section includes images relating to that particular topic as well as images which are included as comparative material, and are included to reinforce particular points which Mr. Westfall makes in his bi-weekly lectures."

Romanesque Architecture From Art History 164, a course at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Romanesque Architecture An excellent overview with illustrations from Earthlore Explorations Foundation Stone of Learning.

SPIRO Slide Library A searchable library of architectural slides; selective but nicely organized and documented. This visual library contains a portion of the massive collection of slides form the University of California, Berkeley Architecturel Slide Library.

THAIS- Architettura Images of Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by location, subject, and period.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library of Architecture A comprehensive and well-organized resource for exploring all the avenues of architecture.

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Professional Resources

AEC Information Center (Internet Expo Center for Architecture, Engineering and Construction) "Electronic Exposition for Architects, Engineers and Contractors, and Home Builders provides a central hub that brings together associations, professionals, product suppliers, contractors, and builders. AEC InfoCenter provides access to their Building Product Library in both the CSI 16 Division MasterFormat as well as a residential style alphabetical listing."

ACSA - Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture United States and Canadian schools with professional degree programs.

AIA - American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects was founded in 1857 in New York and then moved its national headquarters to Washington D.C. in the 1890's. The AIA web site offers the public and AIA members a gateway to a wealth of knowledge, including databases and graphic images. The AIA home page provides information about: "1) the AIA, including mission, history, public relations efforts, and an electronic membership application form; 2)careers in architecture, including paths to becoming an architect and a list of accredited college degree programs in architecture; 3) how to select, hire, and work with an architect; 4) the art and science of architecture, including text and images describing AIA award-winning architecture, and latest innovations in architectural research; 5) the American Architectural Foundation; and 6) curricula resources for teachers in K-12, providing special materials for students and teachers."

ASLA - American Society of Landscape Architects "The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is a national professional society that represents the landscape architecture profession in the United States. Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) currently represents more than 12,000 members and has 47 chapters across the country with headquarters in Washington, DC. Private, public, and academic practitioners have a professional home at ASLA as do international practitioners and members of related professions. Landscape architecture is the art and science of analysis, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land. The scope of the profession includes site planning, garden design, environmental restoration, town or urban planning, park and recreation planning, regional planning, and historic preservation. Practitioners share a commitment of achieving a balance between preservation, use and management of the country's resources."

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training "NCPTT is an interdisciplinary group of experts who work with partners in the preservation and conservation community to advance the art, craft and science of historic preservation in the fields of archeology, historic architecture, historic landscapes, objects and materials conservation, and interpretation. NCPTT is an office of the National Parks Service."

Profile on the Web "ProFile on the Web is a search engine for locating architecture firms and businesses in the United States. It is derived from the complete ProFile database and ProFile, the Architects Sourcebook, published by Construction Market Data (CMD), business partner of The American Institute of Architects (AIA)."

RLG Art and Architecture Group "The RLG Art and Architecture Group (AAG) is a community of art and architecture institutions that share resources and expertise in an online environment. It is a means for participants to explore areas of mutual concern and benefit and present those concerns to RLG that could be effectively addressed through cooperative action."

Society of Architectural Historians "The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) and its members invite the support and active participation of all who share our interest in architecture -- past, present, and future. Founded in 1940, the Society encourages scholarly research in the field and promotes the preservation of significant architectural monuments that are an integral part of our worldwide historical and cultural heritage."

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Significant Architectural Structures

Architecture of the Getty Center

Arcosanti Paolo Soleri's dream community of architecture and ecology working together to produce a workable urban environment.

BIG Buildings "This website has been created for people who truly appreciate architecture in all of its forms. The site includes information and pictures on many international buildings, bridges, metros and cities."

Capitol Project An exploration of the National Capitol as an American icon at the University of Virginia.

Castles on the Web "Castles on the Web is an attempt to organize and offer to the world, the many sites that holds information related to my private obsession - Castles."

All-Wright Site -a Frank Lloyd Wright Internet Guide "This site offers a complete guide to Frank Lloyd Wright's built work, along with pages concerning other aspects of this important architect, such as his life and quotations. Also included in these pages are hundreds of organized links to other sites of Wright and related interest. This site is intended to encourage and assist in the appreciation and study of Wright and his important work."

Frank Lloyd Wright Web Guide "Over the last 3 years, like the web has grown, so has the availability of pictures and other material about Mr. Wright. The original site started out with about 50 links, the current building pages have over 700 links."

Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin This Frank Lloyd Wright heritage tour includes eight of the most significant buildings of Wright's in Wisconsin: Taliesen, Hillside Home School, Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, the Johnson Wax Administration Building, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Milwaukee, Unitarian Meeting House, Seth Peterson Cottage, and A.D. German Warehouse in Richland Center.

Great Buildings Online "More than 800 great buildings from around the world and across history are listed below and illustrated at this web site."

The Octagon Museum This lovely and original early 19th century building is the official headquarters and spiritual heart of The American Architectural Foundation. "The Octagon is the oldest Architecture Museum in the country. Its programs focus on Architecture, Design, Restoration and Preservation issues for the general public and museum professionals."

The Palladio Museum

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Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture A comprehensive and searchable site for many aspects of landscape architecture including schools, government, organizations, research, jobs, and firms.

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Online Journals in Architecture and Related Topics

Architronic "Architronic is a scholarly refereed journal, exploring the new ranges of architectural communication available through digital media. It is a platform for both presenting and reviewing research as a journal, and a forum for stimulating dialogue on emerging ideas."

Cadalyst "First with technology for cad leaders."

Design Architecture

DesignNetJournal DesignNetJournal is a cooperative activity between the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Landscape Architecture Program in the Department of Geography, College of Social Science at Michigan State University.

Ellipsis

ebuild "Ebuild, a new Internet site being developed by Hanley-Wood, will lead the industry through this changing environment. The site is being developed by the same company that publishes industry-leading BUILDER and REMODELING magazines."

Environmental Building News "'Green building' is a loosely defined collection of land-use, building design, and construction strategies that reduces these environmental impacts."

Metropolis Online Some articles are available but not the entire magazine.

The New Planner The New Planner is produced by the Collegiate Institute of Planners at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

WAM: Web Architecture Magazine

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University Home Pages

Centre for Design at the Royal Melbourne Istitute for Technology Home Page

Kent State Uuniversity School of Architecture Homepage

MIT School of Architecture and Planning

Rice University School of Architecture

Syracuse University School of Architecture

University of California Art and Architecture Library

Harvard University Graduate Design School

University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design

University of California, Los Angeles Department of Architecture and Urban Design

University of Miami School of Architecture

University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning

University of Oregon Architecture School

Washington University Architecture Links

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Glossary/Dictionary of Architecture

ArtLex: Visual Arts Dictionary "You will find definitions of more than 3,300 terms here, along with thousands of images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web."

Art & Architecture Thesaurus "The AAT is composed of terms that represent discrete concepts. This makes the thesaurus more powerful and versatile. Therefore, the term "Baroque cathedrals" will not be found in the AAT; this phrase must be constructed from separate AAT terms. "Baroque" is in the Styles and Periods hierarchy; "cathedrals" is in the Single Built Works hierarchy, under "<churches by location or context>. "When the two concepts are combined they retain their individual meanings: They mean structures that are built in the Baroque style and serve as cathedrals (the seat of a bishop)."

Classical Architecture Vocabulary, Perseus Encyclopedia

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Hierarchical structure of nearly 900,000 places. "The TGN provides vernacular and English names of places, variant names in other languages, and whenever possible, historical names. The record for a place may also contain geographical coordinates, dates, and notes."

Glossary of Castle Terms

NetSERF's Hypertext Medieval Glossary "While there a number of excellent and specialized glossaries available, NetSERF's Hypertext Medieval Glossary is unique. Not only are there over 1,400 terms defined, covering all aspects of medieval life and spanning the medieval world, many terms are linked together so that one can get the best understanding possible."

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