Web-Based Architecture Resources

Architects | Architecture Metasites | Associations | Bridges | Buildings | General | Images | Journals Online | Landscape Architecture | Preservation | Renaissance and Baroque Architecture | Research Information | Urban Design and Planning

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Architects:

• The Aalto Museum
  Includes a bibliography, biography, and information on his architecture.
• Architectural Drawings of Willis and Lillian Leehouts Willis and Lillian Leenhouts were a husband and wife team that specialized in single-family residences in the Midwest from the 1940's to the 1980's
• The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
  Includes tours, research, support information, etc.
• Great Buildings Online-Master Architects List
  "A list of master architects from around the world and across history
• International Archive of Women in Architecture
  "A joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The purpose of the archive is to document the history of women's involvement in architecture by collecting, preserving, storing, and making available to researchers the professional papers of women architects…"
• Vitruvio.ch - Index of famous architects
  A comprehensive, alphabetical index of famous architects.

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Architecture Metasites:

•  ArchINFORM  "Includes over 10000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database."
•  Architecture Web Resources
  "Topics covered by this guide include architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture"
• ArtSource Architecture Resources
  A list of online architecture resources.
• Infolink Architecture & Building
  "Australia's architectural, design, building, and construction information resource."
• Reed Design Registry: Directory of US Architecture Firms (formerly ProFile)  A free, searchable directory of architects, engineers and design professionals involved in commercial construction
• RIBA architecture links on the Web
  An informative gateway to architecture information on the Web, this site can be searched alphabetically or by subject.
• SAPLING | Architecture, Planning & Landscape Information Gateway
  Includes gateways for architecture, arts & culture, construction, heritage, housing, landscapes, planning, regeneration, among others.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Architecture
  Covers many topics ranging from projects to teaching resources.

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Associations:

The following are websites for well-known professional associations and organizations.

• AIA online
• American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
• Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
• International Union of Architects
• National Organization of Minority Architects
• RIBA: ribanet
• Royal Institute of British Architects
• Society of American Registered Architects
• Society of Architectural Historians

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Bridges:

• Bridge Engineering home page
  "SC Solutions has created this home page as a service to the worldwide bridge engineering community."
• Bridges - Great Buildings Online
  Great Buildings Online provides the same type of quality information for famous bridges.
• BridgeSite
  A large of bridge information geared toward various levels of bridge knowledge.

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Buildings:

• About.com: Great Buildings and Structures
  Provides an alphabetical listing of famous buildings and structures 
• Cities/Buildings Database
  "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."
• Great Buildings Collections
  "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"
• The Museum of Modern Art: MoMA.org | Exhibitions | 1999 | The Un-Private House
  An online exhibit of houses and their information.
• National Building Museum
  Consists of online exhibits, news/events, and other information about the museum.
• Skyscraper Museum
  "THE SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM is a private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future"
• SkyscraperPage.com
  Provides images, diagrams, and other information.

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General:

• Archiseek.com - Contemporary and Historical Architecture
  Provides information on competitions, events and conferences, discussion forums, polls, book reviews, and more.
• Architext
  "A links site...which connects you to most of the international and Australian architecture sites that you could possibly want."
• Canadian Centre for Architecture
  This museum site includes information on exhibitions, collections, and other information.
• Materia News Innovative materials that stimulate innovative ideas by designers and producers worldwide
• The Netherlands Architecture Institute
  Includes a virtual tour, a collection & library, images, news, and other information regarding the museum.

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Images:

• Digital Archive of American Architecture
  "This archive, currently consisting of nearly 1,500 digitized images of American architecture (280 buildings) plus explanatory material..."
• Digital Archive of Architecture
  An online archive of architectural images collected, primarily for educational use.
• Digital Collections: Cities and Buildings
  "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."
• Of Bricks & Light: The American Museum of Photography
  An exhibit of architectural photographs from 1845-1915.
• S*P*I*R*O* Architecture Visual Resources Library
  A searchable image database with many search fields.

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Journals Online:

The following are websites for well-known scholarly journals.

• American Bungalow Magazine
• Abitare
• Architectural Record
• Architecture Australia
• Architecture Magazine
• Architects' Journal Plus
• The City Review
• Domus - The Italian Architecture Magazine Online
• Harvard Design Magazine
• Metropolis Magazine
• Old House Journal
• SOS! Update

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Landscape Architecture:

• Landscape Architecture Image Resource
  A database of landscape architecture images.
• Landscape Architecture Internet Resources
  An in-depth pathfinder from the UC Berkley Libraries that includes gateway sites, research guides, plants, images, and other topics.
• Landscape Design Forum
  "This forum is provided for the discussion of the technical and aesthetic issues involved in landscape and garden design."
• Landscape History
  "The images in this web site accompany the lectures in Kenneth Helphand's course on The History of Landscape Architecture - Art History 477/577 and 478/578. The main headings refer to sets of lectures on the enumerated topics."
• LAprofession: Landscape Architecture
  Sponsored by the Landscape Architecture Foundation, this site provides information on education, practice, schools, links, financial aid, and more.
• National Association of Olmsted 
  A coalition of design and preservation professionals, historic property and park managers, scholars, municipal officials, citizen activists and representatives of numerous Olmsted organizations around the United States concerned with  the legacy of landscape work left by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and the firm continued by his sons.

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Preservation:

•  Baltimore Architecture Project    
   American Architects and Buildings database contains more than 264,687 projects and buildings, 25,095 architects, engineers and contractors, and over 127,088 images.
• BOCA Building Codes, ICC, International mechanical codes, statewide building codes and property maintenance codes
  Provides national and international information on building codes.
• Built in America: HABS/HAER, 1933-Present
  Collection of measured drawings, documentation, and photographs for historic buildings, structures, and sites around the country.
• National Park Service: Links to the Past
  Provides information and links to various areas dealing with history and preservation.

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Renaissance and Baroque Architecture:

• Baroque Architecture - Great Buildings Online
  Lists all available information on Baroque architecture for the Great Buildings website.
• Renaissance Architecture - Great Buildings Online
  Lists all available information on Renaissance architecture for the Great Buildings website.
• RealVirtual  - This History of Architecture Web site, from Columbia University, is designed to support undergraduate education, from introductory art and architectural history surveys to advanced courses on specific art historical periods and themes.  

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Research Information:

• Browser's Guide to Architecture: the NA Classification
  The UC Berkley Library provides a list of subject headings by which architecture books can be found in addition to the call numbers.
• The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture  
  The most current and comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. 
  The New York Public Library: How to Research Architecture
  A research guide including print research materials, research strategies, and other information.
• The Society of Architectural Historians: Dissertations Underway on Architectural History
  An incomplete list of dissertations that " cover topics including and related to architectural history, such as urbanism, landscape studies, and interior design."

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Urban Design and Planning:

• Cyburbia: The Urban Planning Portal
  "Contains a selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning and urbanism."
• RUDI - Resource for Urban Design Information
  "RUDI is the leading urban design web site and offers high quality information about good practice in urban design."
• URBAN PLANNING, 1794-1918
  Anthology of Articles, Conference Papers, and Reports.
• Smart Growth America 
  A coalition of national, state and local organizations working to improve the ways we plan and build the towns, cities and metro areas we call home. Visitors to the site may start with their web-exclusive video series titled, "American Makeover"

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