Architecture and Building

Architecture and Building is 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.
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Historic Preservation

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation [http://www.achp.gov/]

The ACHP "is an independent Federal Agency that provides a forum for influencing Federal policy, programs, and activities as they affect historic and archaeological resources in communities and on public lands nationwide." 7/98

American Cultural Resources Association [http://www.acra-crm.org]

Established in 1995, this is a "business/professional organization for people working in historic preservation, architectural history, architectural anthropology, and landscape architecture."

Guide to Historic Architecture in Fresno, California [http://historicfresno.org]

Nicely done, with fast-loading graphics and a variety of information including events and issues regarding preservation, buildings on the national and local register, proposed historic districts, historic walking tours, and biographies of prominent architects and builders in Fresno.

Indiana Historic Architecture [http://www.preserveindiana.com/]

Images, links, lists of historic sites. 4/99

International Council on Monuments and Sites [http://www.icomos.org]

"ICOMOS is an international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites." 1/00

Los Angeles Conservancy [http://www.laconservancy.org/]

Resources on preservation, links, news on LA area historic preservation and the conservancy's walking tours. 5/00

Masonry Conservation Research Group [http://www.rgu.ac.uk/schools/mcrg/mcrghome.htm]

Research areas, publications, links. 7/98

National Trust for Historic Preservation [http://www.nthp.org]

About the Trust, information on the 20 historic sites they own, articles from Preservation, news, and properties for sale. 4/99

National Trust Library [http://www.itd.umd.edu/UMS/UMCP/NTL/ntl.html]

Information about collections, policies and services. Index to over 300 periodicals on historic preservation.

Preservation Internet Resources [http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt2/clear_internet_resources.stm]

"Preservation Internet Resources is a database of preservation related web sites, list servs, usenet groups and other online electronic resources that is compiled and maintained by NCPTT." 2/00

Preserve/Net: The Preservationist's Resource [http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/links.html]

Links in 26 categories. information on education, organizations, jobs, conferences, products and services.

Quinn Evans Architects [http://www.quinnevans.com./home.html]

Firm specializing in historic preservation projects, with site showing many examples. 7/02

Traditional Building [http://www.traditional-building.com]

"This Website is the gateway to more than 300 leading suppliers of traditionally styled products and related services." Also has full text articles from Traditional Building Magazine. 7/98

U.S. Heritage Group [http://www.usheritage.com]

"Historic Mortar and Masonry Restoration Products and Services" including consultant and contractor networks, publications, workshops, and links. 7/98

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History

1930s Architecture in Tel Aviv [http://www.interart.co.il/bauhaus/index.html]

Last accessed 1/03.

Aesthetic Movement [http://www.fswarchitects.com/links.html]

Links to 19th and 20th century architecture and design (1870 - 1930).

American Architecture [http://www.realviews.com/]

Examples and brief descriptions of styles from 1690 (Georgian) to 1930 (American Foursquare). 12/01

American Cultural Resources Association [http://www.acra-crm.org]

Established in 1995, this is a "business/professional organization for people working in historic preservation, architectural history, architectural anthropology, and landscape architecture."

Ancient City of Athens [http://www.stoa.org/athens/]

Last accessed 1/03.

Ancient World Web [http://www.julen.net/ancient/]

This site is now closed but it continues to link to a few resources. 3/07

archINFORM: Architectural Buildings/Projects Database [http://www.archINFORM.net/start.htm]

Database of "over 5000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database." Lists by person and town; searchable. Useful reference tool for dates and locations.

Architectural Dublin [http://www.archeire.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/index.html]

"Dublin's architectural development from medieval times through the 17th and 18th Centuries."

Architectural Styles [http://www.uwec.edu/Geography/Ivogeler/w367/styles/index.htm]

House and Commercial styles illustrated, with key characteristics indicated. House styles listed alphabetically. 12/01

Architecture and Urbanism of the Southwest [http://www.elearn.arizona.edu/adobe/]

Stuart Glogoff from the University of Arizona describes the site thusly: "In addition to John Messina's original essays, the site includes many images from slides that John has shot in Mexico. Among the most interesting is a sequence of images of an "adobero," adobe maker, demonstrating how adobe bricks are produced. John's essay spans the Pre-Hispanic Period to the present and features sections entitled: "Adobe," "Courtyard," and "Town Making." It also provides a recommended readings list of books and articles." 7/02

Architecture in America: State Houses to Skyscrapers [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/dethome.html]

Photos from the Detroit Publishing Co. 1880-1920.

Archnet [http://archnet.org]

Promoted as "an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world." Includes the Dictionary of Islamic Architecture in the references section, many images that can be searched in a variety of ways, CAD files for download, course syllabi, and more. 7/02

Art History Resources [http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html]

Arranged by period; some architecture resources included.

Art Images for College Teaching (AICT) [http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/]

"AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community." Art and architecture images are grouped into the following categories: Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, 18th - 20th Century, and Non-Western. 1/00

Art Nouveau World Wide [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/artnouveau/en/index.htm]

History, materials, women, musuems -- some of the categories of entries on this site. 4/06

Arts & Crafts Society [http://www.arts-crafts.com/]

Bibliography, links, merchant listings. 8/99

ArtServe: Australian National University -- Institute of the Arts [http://rubens.anu.edu.au]

Over 19,000 images of architecture and architectural sculpture of the Mediterranean Basin, a small selection and brief survey of Islamic architecture, and a searchable book on Greek and Roman Cities of Western Turkey.

Bauhaus [http://www.bauhaus.de/english/bauhausarchiv/index.htm]

Last updated Dec. 1998. Lots of links, many broken. 8/99

Capitol Project [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/cap_home.html]

Ambitious project by the American Studies Group and the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia to document Washington, D.C.

Center for the Study of Architecture/Archaeology [http://www.csanet.org/]

"CSA's aim is to encourage appropriate uses of information technology by those involved in research in archaeology and architectural history." "Gateway" to materials on this topic. 11/02

Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture [http://www.bath.ac.uk/casa/about]

"Concerned with the integrating of two apparently diverse fields, architectural history and computing." Completed projects, including computer modelling of reconstructions of Alberti buildings, Serlio's Renaissance Theatre, and Inigo Jones' Whitehall Banqueting House are at [http://www.bath.ac.uk/casa/completed/index.html]

Chartres Cathedral [http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=chartres&page=index]

Wonderful site. More than 2000 images. Searchable and browsable. Well indexed. 11/05

Chicago Architecture Foundation [http://www.architecture.org]

On Chicago's buildings and architects.

Classical Architecture [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu]

The Art and Archaeology section contains plans and images of about 400 buildings. The architecture database can be searched by period, site, region, and type. There is also an encyclopedia section which lists approximately 150 terms and definitions [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Secondary/Encyclopedia/encyc.subj.html#Architecture]

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Digital Design Lab [http://www.arch.columbia.edu/]

Projects online by semester. From the homepage follow links under "works" 4/07

Digital Archive of American Architecture [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/contents.html]

Slides from the collection of Jeffery Howe, Boston College. Arranged by century, building type, style, architect. Enlargeable thumbnails. Substantial. 11/98

Digital Archive of European Architecture [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/default.html]

Slides from the collection of Jeffery Howe, Boston College. Arranged by period. Enlargeable thumbnails. 11/98

Digital Imaging Project [http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm]

"Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from classical Greek to Post-Modern." A project by Mary Ann Sullivan to put her slide collection on the web. As of April 1, 1998 10% of her collection is there. Thumbnails can be clicked and enlarged.

Historic American Building Survey/ Historic American Engineering Record [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/hhhtml/hhhome.html]

"The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies. As of March 1998, America's built environment has been recorded through surveys containing more than 363,000 measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century." 3/99

Historic House Architecture [http://www.ragtime.org/arch]

"Guide to Historic Houses with emphasis on Late-Victorian and Craftsman Style Bungalows." Description of styles rather than specific buildings.

Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism [http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/courses/arch170/]

Syllabi, lecture notes, links to images (or info about images) for this UC - Berkeley architectural history class. 2/00

Image Exchange, Society of Architectural Historians [http://www.sah.org/imagex.html]

Images of American Architecture, grouped into five chronological periods, 1600 - 1976. Images of world architecture, ancient through modern. 4/02

Images of Medieval Art and Architecture in England and France [http://www.pitt.edu/~medart]

Primarily churches, cathedrals and abbeys.

Information System for Los Angeles [http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/arc/digarchives/]

Decription of the project to create a digital archive of the development of the Southern California metropolitan area. 2/00

Islamic and Arabic Arts and Architecture [http://islamicart.com]

Last accessed 1/03.

Islamic Architecture [http://www.islamicarchitecture.org]

Islamic Architecture features illustrated descriptions and reviews of notable mosques and monuments. 2/04

Islamic Architecture in Isfahan [http://isfahan.apu.ac.uk/]

Menu options include fundamental concepts, minarets, mosques and shrines, palaces and bridges, and bibliography.

Janson's History of Art [http://www.prenhall.com/janson]

Links to web resources by chapter. 8/99

Jerusalem Mosaic [http://jeru.huji.ac.il/open_screen2.htm]

Overview of people, water, food, and sites through several periods of Jerusalem history. 2/00

Kidder Smith Images of American Architecture [http://libraries.mit.edu/rvc/kidder/kiddhome.html]

"Selection of images from the Kidder Smith Slide Archives, Rotch Visual Collections, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Current coverage of New England will continue to be expanded to include the entire U.S. Indexed by site name, architect and geographic location."

Library of Congress American Memory Collections: Topics: Art and Architecture [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html]

A treasure, this page leads to information and/or images for many of the Library of Congress collections including the photographs of the Detroit Publishing Company (1885-1930), the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection -- "Northeastern U.S. and Florida, emphasizing architecture," the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, and Horydczak Collection of architecture. 3/99

Maecenas: Images of Ancient Greece and Rome [http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/index.html]

Images of Greece and Rome, and Roman architecture in England and France. 11/05

Major Attractions of Russia [http://russia-in-us.com/attract.html]

Includes Moscow architecture 13th - 19th centuries, Baroque architecture of St.Petersburg, the Museum of Wooden Architecture in Karelia.

Museums Abroad [http://www.exploringabroad.com/art/museums.htm]

Site provides resources and an informational directory on hundreds of museums and exhibits around the world organized by country. Last accessed 6/07.

National Register of Historic Places [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/]

Last accessed 1/03.

NetSERF [http://www.netserf.org/]

"The Internet connection for medieval resources." Medieval history, architecture, religion, etc. Glossary, bibliographies, book reviews and more. 4/06

New York Skyscrapers [http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC/nyc.html]

Organized by period. Images, information on structures, materials, renovation. Extensive. 10/00

Palaces of Venice [http://www.jc-r.net/venezia/palazzi/indexe.html]

Covers a substantial number of palaces, giving image and description. 5/04

Paris Maps [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/courses/parismaps]

100 maps, 1716-1887, with choice of quick view or detail.

Perseus Building Catalog [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0039]

Images and short text on selected Greek and Roman buildings. 4/02

Pompeii Forum Project [http://pompeii.virginia.edu/]

"The Pompeii Forum Project is a collaborative venture that focuses on the urban center of Pompeii. There are three components to the project: documentation of standing remains; archaeological analysis; and urban study that seeks a) to interpret the developments at Pompeii in the broader context of urban history and b) to identify at Pompeii recurring patterns of urban evolution that can be applied to contemporary issues in American urbanism." 2/00

Renaissance and Baroque Architecture [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/index.html]

Images from an architecture history class, France and Italy. University of Virginia Digital Image Center, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library.

Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles [http://www.buildinghistory.org/]

"A guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles." Addresses beginning points for research, looking at maps and images, and a variety of building types. 3/00

Society of Architectural Historians [http://www.sah.org]

Resources for architectural historians as well as information on the society. Substantive original material is provided by the society, such as the list of dissertations and biographical material on American architects (1897-1947). Numerous web links.

Society of Architectural Historians Net Resources [http://www.sah.org/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&btitle=CE&mid=&ceid=189]

Focused set of links, heavily image-oriented.

Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California [http://www.sahscc.org]

The group's objectives, activities and calendar, as well as items of general interest to architecture and urban design in southern California.

SPIRO, Architecture Image Library, University of California, Berkeley [http://shanana.berkeley.edu/spiro/]

With over 55,000 digital images (and growing each year), this site is invaluable for image identification and source information. Topical areas include: architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and city views, fine arts, minor arts, material culture. Searchable by architect and building name, building types, building materials, building components. 4/02

THAIS [http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm]

Images of Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by location, subject, and period. 12/98

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America [http://www.classicist.org/]

Information on their publications, summer program, year-long certificate program, conference/workshop, and journal.

Timeline of World Art [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's timeline allows searching by period and by special topics. Architecture is highlighted for a few periods, such as Renaissance architecture.5/04

UCLA Cultural VR Lab [http://www.cvrlab.org/]

Substantial projects focusing on the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. 11/05

University of Virginia Supporting Digital Scholarship [http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/sds/]

Of interest to architecture are the projects on the Salisbury Cathedral and the Pompeii Forum. 11/05

Vitruvio.ch -- Architecture on the Web [http://www.vitruvio.ch/index.php]

Links to web sites arranged by period, from primitive through Renaissance to Future. Links to architecture historians, to "master" architects, and more. 2/01

World Art Treasures [http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/]

Photos, including gardens of the Renaissance [http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Home/high_gardens.html], and art and architecture from Egypt, China, Japan, India, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand

World Heritage List (UNESCO) [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31]

Arranged by country, each entry has brief description, justification for its placement on the list, and thumbnail image. Links with partner institutions if available. 10/99

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