Architecture

Guides and Handbooks 

• 6,000 Years of Housing
  NA7125 S383 [1981]
• Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity (2nd ed.) NA 200 T7 2002 (Ref)
• Architectural Representation Handbook: Traditional and Digital Techniques for Graphic Communication
  NA2714 L37 2000
• Architectural Theory
  NA2500 C3146 1999
• The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste
  NA2500 S4 1999
• Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade
  NA2520 S37 1991
• Brickwork: Architecture and Design
  TH1301 P55 1993
• The Complete Architecture Handbook
  NA200 N87 2006 (Ref)
• Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures: A Handbook
  folio TA403.6 C659 2005 (Ref)
• A Global History of Architecture
  NA200 C493 2007 (Ref)
• A History of Building Types
  NA4170 P48 [1976]
• A History of Western Architecture (3rd ed.)
  NA200 W412 2000 (Ref)
• A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals (2nd ed.)
  NA200 K65 1995 (Ref)
• The Look of Architecture
  NA2550 R968 2001
• National Building Code of Canada
  TH226 N3 2005 (Ref) v.1-2
• The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture
  folio NA687 P43 200 (Ref) v. 1-2
• Sir Banister Fletcher’s a History of Architecture
  NA200 F63 1987 (Ref Atlas Stand)
• What is Architecture?: And Essay on Landscapes, Buildings, and Machines
  NA2500 S47 1994
• World Atlas of Architecture
  folio NA200 W67 1984

Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Glossaries

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus - Getty Research Institute
• Oxford Art Online
• Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
  NA31 H32 1993 (Ref)
• Encyclopedia of Architecture Design, Engineering & Construction
  NA31 E59 1988 (Ref) v. 1-5
• The Elements of Style: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail
  NA2850 E445 2005 (Ref)
• The Encyclopedia of North American Architecture
  folio NA703 A53 2006 (Ref)
• Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World
  NA208 E53 1997 (Ref) v. 1-3
• Glossary of Architectural Terms
• A Glossary of House-Building Terms = Glossaire des termes de construction
  TH9 C4 1976 (Ref)
• Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture
  NA31 B83 2002
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture
  NA40 I45 1991 (Ref)
• The Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture: City, Technology & Society in the Information Age
  NA680 M48 2003 (Ref)
• Ontario Architecture Website of architectural terms and styles
• Oxford Dictionary of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
  NA31 C86 1999 (Ref) or
• Penguin Dictionary of Architecture
  NA31 F55 1991 (Ref)
• A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
  NA31 C44 1995 (Ref)
• A World History of Architecture
  NA200 M575 2009 (Ref)

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Core and Additional Databases

Find journal articles using these Indexes and Databases:

• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (EBSCO)
• Architectural Index (Annual)
• RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue Online
  
• Art Full Text (EBSCO)
  Includes Architecture, Housing and Urban Planning. Indexes (from 1984) and abstracts (from 1994) articles from periodicals published throughout the world. May cross-search with Art Index, Art Retrospective (1929-1984) and Art Image Gallery
• Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA and Répertoire de la litterature de l'art (RILA)
  Covers material published between 1975 and 2007. For material published after 2007 see the International Bibliography of Art (IBA)
  

Additional Indexes and Databases

• ARTstor (Image Database)
• International Bibliography of Art (IBA) (Proquest)
  Covers international scholarship within the following broad parameters: European art from late antiquity to the present, American art from the colonial era to the present, and global art since 1945; Visual arts in all media, plus decorative and applied arts, museum studies and conservation, archaeology and classical studies, antiques and architectural history, and related fields.
• Engineering Village
• Web of Science (ISI)
  

Selected Internet Sites

• The Great Buildings Collection
• ArchINFORM: International Architecture Database
• ArchNet: Islamic Architecture Community
• Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), founded in 1979, is a Montreal-based research centre and museum. Consult the Institutional Overview and the Overview of the Collections for more.
• CSA, the Center for the Study of Architecture and Archaeology
• The Getty Research Institute
• Great Buildings
  A database, browsable and searchable by architect, building, or location, containing records for notable buildings and architects, particularly in the western world. Many records contain images. Additional images can be found on the accompanying CD-ROM, available at the Blackader-Lauterman Library.
• ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites)bibliographic database online.
  ICOMOS is an international (see individual list of countries) non-governmental organization of professionals dedicated to the conservation of the world's architectural and archaeological heritage sites; see also their
• RIBA
, or the Royal Institute of British Architects, is a major resource for both architects and researchers. architecture.com is maintained by RIBA and serves as a gateway to the online resources, including the RIBA Library and links portal. is a resource for students of Art and Architecture. Research tools such as the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) and the Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) may be accessed from this site.

Other Resources

Architectural Graphic Standards

• Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction
  TH2031 A84254 2003 (Ref)
• Graphic Standards Details: Openings
  TH2261 G73 2005 (Ref)
• Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes
  TH2521 G69 2002 (Ref)
• Interior Graphic Standards
  TH2031 M34 2003
• Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards
  SB472 L363 2007 (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data
  TH151 T55 1982 (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data
  TH151 T55 2005 (Ref) Print & CD-ROM version
• Time-Saver Standards for Building Types
  NA2760 D42 2001b (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning
  NK2110 T56 2001 (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture: Design and Construction Data
  SB475.9 S72 T55 1998 (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Construction Details
  SB475.9 S72 T55 1998 CD-ROM (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards for Residential Development
  NA9051 T55 1984 (Ref)
• Time-Saver Standards: Site Construction Details Manual
  TE177 D56 1999 (Ref)
• Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards
  TH2031 R35 2000 (Ref)

Bibliographies

• Architecture: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks
  Limited to books in English and Western European languages published between 1875-1980 and accessible in US libraries (from the preface). General and comprehensive resources are found in the first two chapters; resources specific to particular architectural styles, periods, or geographical locations are listed within specific categories. Entries are annotated.
  Z5941 E38 1984 (Ref)
• Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture
  Annual union list of items catalogued in the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library, 1975 -1997. Items are organized alphabetically by author, title, and subject (i.e., the same work may be repeated)
  Z5939 B53X (Ref)
• A Bibliography on Vernacular Architecture
  Z5944 G7 H3 [1972] (Ref)
• Papers/American Association of Architecture Bibliographers
  Thirteen volumes containing bibliographies of bibliographies on selected architects, architectural styles, and locations. Check the subject headings in the Catalogue record (click on the title to see the full record); note that volume 11 of the series serves as the index to volumes 1-10.
  Z5941 A5 [1965-1979] (Ref) v. 1-13

Selected Series

Here are selected books that are published in series relating to architecture. To locate these series, copy the title from this list and then search under Keyword in Series in the Advanced Search screen.

• Architectural design profile
• Building Type Basics
• Classical America series in art and architecture
• Cahiers de la recherche architecturale
• Architectural documents
• Theoretical perspectives in architectural history and criticism
• Via
• Universale di architettura
• Architecture + recherches
• Prentice-Hall international series in architecture
• Architecture (Pierre Mardaga, éditeur)
• Architecture landscape urbanism
• Architectural design (Barcelona, Spain)
• The buildings of England
• Pevsner architectural guides
• Chicago architecture and urbanism
• Architext series
• Modern architecture and cultural identity
• Skira architecture library
• Zhongguo gu jian zhu da xi [dealing with Chinese architecture, gardens and temples]
• Saggi di architettura

Catalogues of Special Collections

• Avery's Choice: Five Centuries of Great Architectural Books
  Z5941 A94 1997 (Ref)
• Catalogue of the Avery Memorial Architecture Library
  Z5945 C652 1968 (Ref). Holdings searchable online via Columbia Libraries Online Catalog
• Catalogue of the British Architectural Library Early Imprints
  Z5945 B85 1994 (Ref); see description
• Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection
  Z5944 F7W54 1993 (Ref) v. 1-3

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