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Full length journal, magazine and newspaper articles can be found in our online article collections.
Citations to articles can be found in:
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=AveryIndex&done=referer)
If a book or article cannot be found in PVAMU's resources, it can usually be borrowed from another library. Fill out the Interlibrary Loan form, and please note that it may take several weeks to receive the item.
Free Architectural E-journals
Architecture Week - http://architectureweek.com/
Architecture Magazine - http://www.architectmagazine.com/
Architectural Record - http://archrecord.construction.com/
Find Books
The Coleman Library has a large collection of books and other material which will help you find biographical information on architects and illustrations of their works. Some famous buildings (e.g., the Empire State Building) might have books devoted solely to their history and construction, but others will be found only in collections on a particular architect or style (e.g., skyscrapers). If you can't find what you need, ask at the Reference Desk or email us via Ask a Librarian on the library homepage.
SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS
Try putting "architecture" itself as the subject term, and then exploring the 'note' that appears. Sometimes the heading is subdivided by location.
Ex: "Architecture - United States"
Useful Subject Headings:
| Building | Historic buildings |
| Buildings | Minimal architecture |
| Church architecture | Structural engineering |
| Glass construction | Sustainable architecture |
The easiest way to find books on individual architects is to use their name as a subject term, last name first. You can also try specific buildings"
Pei, I. M., 1917-
Botta, Mario, 1943-
Robie House (Chicago, Ill.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Codes, Standards, Specs & Testing
WEBSITES
American Memory Project (http://memory.loc.gov/) - click on Search, then the HABS/HAER and Gottscho and Schleisner Collections for photos, blueprints, etc.
ARCAT (http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/)
ARCAT provides building product information for architectural industries, including architects, spec writers, engineers, and contractors. Search by company/trade names or product type.
ArchNET (http://archnet.org/lobby/)
This resource focuses on architecture and planning issues and includes restoration, conservation, housing, landscape, and related concerns. Registration is required (free registration). Images from all times periods and most countries can be found in the Digital Library.
Architecture.com (http://www.architecture.com) - one of the world's most extensive architectural portals, courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects; features links to the best information on the Web on individual architects and their works
Architectural Record (http://archrecord.construction.com/) – information from architectural record
ArchINFORM (http://www.archinform.net/start.htm) - "This database includes over 13000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database."
Asian Historical Architecture (http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/)
This resource was used to be a class website for a professor of architecture at University of Virginia. It focuses on Asian architectures, a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Here you can view nearly 10,000 photos of 669 sites in eighteen countries, with background information and virtual tours.
Boston University Libraries (http://www.bu.edu/library/instruction/findimages/) – Finding images on the web.
BuildingGreen.com (http://www.buildinggreen.com/)
This is an independent publishing company to provide green design information.
CATENA (http://catena.bgc.bard.edu/index.htm)
A searchable collection of historic and contemporary images of historic gardens and landscapes that include plans, engravings, paintings, and photographs along with historic documents and bibliography.
CENSUS of Antique of Art and Architecture known in the Renaissance
(http://www.census.de/census/home/view?set_language=en)
Registration is require (free),
Cyburbia (http://www.cyburbia.org/)
A portal site for urban planners and others interested in cities and the built environment contains a selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning and urbanism. Cyburbia also includes information about mailing lists and newsgroups, and it hosts a very active bulletin board and image hosting gallery.
Digital Archive of American Architecture (http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/) - limited in scope, provides some images and explanatory material. No critical articles.
Digital Collection (http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/index.html)
Created by University of Washington includes architecture of the Pacific Northwest database.
E-Architect (http://www.e-architect.com/)
The website for architects and architectural profession, latest job board postings available, and you can post your résumé. Good website for job seekers.
Emporis (http://www.emporis.com/) – The #1 provider of building data and construction projects worldwide.
Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/)
Social network site for photographs. A lot of images of architecture.
Example: Historical Architecture
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=historical+architecture&f=hp
Great Buildings Collection (http://www.greatbuildings.com/) - search by name of building, name of architect, or a place for bibliographic and other information on world architecture
Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org) - one of the oldest of the subject guide sites; search on "architecture" for best results
National Organization of Minority Architects (http://www.noma.net/) - one of the largest professional organizations of African American architects in the U.S., with some project and contact information
NYPL (New York Public Library) Digital Gallery (http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm)
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 600,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and architecture images.
Joseph Urban Stage Design Models & Documents (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/rbml/urban/l)
Sketches, drawings and set models of
Mary Ann Sullivan’s Digital Imaging Project (http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/index.html)
This site is created by Ms. Mary A. Sullivan, art history professor at the Bluffton University.
PAB (Philadelphia Architects and Buildings) Project
(http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org)
Free, publicly searchable Internet database of architectural and historical information and images contains 35,000+ structures, mostly in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Free registration.
SPIRO (Slide and Photograph Image Retrieval Online) (http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/spiro/)
SPIRO is the visual online public access catalog to the 35mm slide collection of the Architecture Visual Resources Library (AVRL) at the University of California at Berkeley. The collection numbers over 250,000 slides and 20,000 photographs. SPIRO is freely available on the World Wide Web.
Society of Architectural Historians (http://www.sah.org/) –The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) promotes the study and preservation of built environment worldwide.
University at Buffalo Libraries Architecture Website (http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/infotree/resourcesbysubject.asp?subject=Architecture ) - lots of good links to imagebases, databases, building products, and biographies
University of Nevada at Las Vegas Libraries (http://library.nevada.edu/arch/) - good portal to lots of other useful websites; great pictures of Vegas architecture
WORLD ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY SURVEY EXAMPLES
(http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wcapts1.html)
Covering all time periods and cultures, this database - for each example - provides a handful of links directly to images, which open in a second window. You can also link from the building name directly to a second page focused on just that building, with more images and links to pertinent external websites.
WWW Starting Points for Architecture
(http://www.lib.usf.edu/ref/ifrank/guides/ archnet.html) - Good collection of web links, courtesy of the University of South Florida
