Architecture Links - Directory of Online Resources

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Many Architecture Organizations list specific online resources.

ADAM
The Gateway to Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information on the Internet
"...is a searchable catalogue of 2546 [as of 08/14/00] Internet resources that have been carefully selected and catalogued by professional librarians for the benefit of the UK Higher Education community."

Advanced Building Technologies
"A building professional's guide to more than 90 environmentally-appropriate technologies and practices. Architects, engineers and buildings managers can improve the energy and resource efficiency of commercial, industrial and multi-unit residential buildings through the use of the technologies and practices described in this web site."

aecportico - (dead link)
"Your Guide to Architecture, Engineering and Construction"
Sections include: General Guides ; Engineering ; Architecture ; Building ; Landscape Architecture ; Surveying ; Town and Country Planning ; Environment ; Agriculture ; Interior Design ; Journals ; Government Information ; Academic Institutions.

Aerobiological Engineering
"Aerobiological Engineering is the art and science of designing buildings and systems for the control of airborne pathogens and reduction of respiratory infections in indoor environments, including commercial buildings, hospitals, and residences. Aerobiology is the study of microorganisms in the air which may be detrimental to human health. Included among these organisms are viruses, bacteria and fungi."
College of Engineering, Penn State

• Airborne Pathogen Database
• Bioterrorism and Immune Building Technology - (dead link)
• Legionnaires Disease - (dead link)
• List of Airborne Pathogens - (dead link)
• Sick Building Syndrome - (dead link)

African Heritage Architecture
"The mission of African Heritage Architecture, Inc. (AHA) is to re-establish the architectural traditions of West Africa as a central component of our everyday lives."

Architects On Line
Sections include: directory ; news+articles+sections ; curricula ; books review ; forum ; international competitions ; events ; competitions' link ; famous architects.
By Michele Palamara

Architecture - (dead link)
"A selection of architecture resources on the internet and in the library, compiled to support the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University."

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. Types of listings range from discussion groups to electronic publications to databases -- and of course a wide variety of web sites."
By Jeanee Brown and Laralee Nelson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

architecture.com
"Welcome to 250,000 pages of useful information about architecture, architects, and the RIBA. The image is from our Site of the Day (click bottom left). Our flagship service is the RIBA library catalogue; a free index to 150,000 articles from 300 journals in 20 languages, and 50,000 books, drawings, and photographs."
Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) British Architectural Library

architecturecafe.com - (dead link)
"The gateway to the world ofinternational architecture. Architectural information in already 25 countries in 6 languages."

Artifact
The Guide to Quality Internet Resources in the Arts and Creative Industries
Sections include: Architecture ; Art ; Communications and Media ; Design ; Fashion and Beauty ; Performing Arts.
- A Hub of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN)

Bart Prince - Architect
Includes: Projects ; Career ; Bibliography

CADTutor
"The best free tutorials on the web"
Sections include: AutoCAD ; Digital Design ; Web Building ; Image Bank.
By David Watson

Cyburbia
Internet Resources for the Built Environment
"...is a non-commercial Web site containing a comprehensive 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 several interactive message areas."

• Green Architecture - (dead link)

Decopix - The Art Deco Architecture Site
Sections include: Introduction ; Art Deco ; Streamline Moderne ; Personal Favorites ; Houses of Tomorrow ; Altered or Demolished ; FAQs ; Period Advertisements & Postcards ; My Calendars & Posters ; World Congress on Art Deco ; Links.

e-Architect
AIA (American Institute of Architects) Online Network

European Renaissance - (dead link)
Examples of architecture
- Tulane University

Great Buildings Collection
"This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds."

Internet Researcher: A Guide to Architecture Resources
Includes: Databases & Indexes ; Web Indexes ; Reference.
Catholic University of America Libraries

Islamic Architecture
"...every section is provided with references, images, and applicable information. The "iArchitecture" section provides; an Introduction to the Islamic Architecture and reviews of Mosques & palaces around the world. In the "iArts" section; youíll find information on calligraphy styles, carpet designs, geometrical & floral patterns, metalwork, Pottery, textiles, and Woodwork."

Islamic Architecture - (dead link)
Textual & Visual Resources Available at MIT Rotch Library and Visual Collections

• Glossary of [Islamic] Architectural Terms - (dead link)

Islamic Architecture - Mosques & Temples
- Part of Koutayba.com.

Islamic Architecture in Isfahan - (dead link) "...has been designated by UNESCO as a world heritage. It contains a wide range of Islamic Architectural styles ranging from the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th. This archive contains photographs and descriptions of some of the most interesting and unusual ones."

Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization (IAAO)
"...IAAO strives to offer a Web presentation of the highest quality and to promote the awareness of Islamic arts as a humanistic study, recognizing the inter-relationship between the arts and other academic disciplines."
Sections include: Bibliography ; Schools ; Museums ; Historical Events ; Articles.

• Islamic Architecture
  Sections include: Introduction ; Decorative Arts ; Expression of Power ; Architecture Future ; Influencing the West.

A Love of Monsters
Gargoyles & Architectural Details in NYC
Section include: The Walks ; Monster Locator ; Links
By Amelia Wilson

Manhattan Timeformations
Mapping Manhattan's Skyscraper Districts through Time
"This project uses computer models and interactive animations to depict the dynamic relationship between Manhattan's skyscrapers and other layers of urban information, such as: geologic formation, settlement patterns, landfill, transportation and communications infrastructure, zoning laws and real estate cycles."
By Brian McGrath, Architect

Marquetas de arquitectura - Architectural Models (Spanish or English)
"...the first on-line course on architectural models, this course will lead you step by step showing you simple understandable texts and pictures of the construction techniques used in making realistic scale-models."
- Studio mg

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Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide
"...educates and assists architects, building owners, occupants, educators, students, and the general public concerning sustainable building design. The Guide is a design tool that can be used to overlay environmental issues on the design, construction, and operation of both new and renovated facilities."
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

PBS - American Experience - The Center of the World: New York: A Documentary Film (September 8, 2003)
Website to accompany the TV broadcast.
"The eighth episode of filmmaker Ric Burns' award-winning series New York: A Documentary Film examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, to its tragic demise in the fall of 2001 and extraordinary response of the city in its aftermath."
Sections include: Transcript ; Primary Sources ; Further Readings ; Timeline ; Maps ; People & Events ; Teacher's Guide.

Perseus Art & Archaeology - Architecture Catalog - (dead link) "...381 buildings. Each catalog entry has a description of the object and its context; most have images."
The best resource for Classical Architecture

• Fortification Architecture - (dead link)

Resource for Urban Design Information (RUDI)
"RUDI is a multimedia Internet resource for teaching, research and professional activity in urban design and its related disciplines. Urban design in this context includes the physical design, management, planning and use of buildings and landscape in terms of their relationship to public and open space...The service gathers and re-publishes multimedia material contributed by professional bodies, practitioners, academics and students. It also researches and creates new resources."

Resources in Architecture - (dead link)
A well organized meta-collection of professional and academic resources.
By Thomas Hill, Vassar College Art Library

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - eeBuildings
"eebuildings provides a voluntary, no-cost approach to improved energy efficiency...helps building owners, managers, and tenants improve the energy efficiency of their buildings worldwide. eeBuildings forms partnerships with organizations such as multinational corporations, local businesses and NGOs, and government agencies that share eeBuildings' goal of improving energy efficiency to save energy and money."

World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
Future Memorial for World Trade Center Site Winner - Reflecting Absence.
In addition to the winner you can view all 5,201 submissions from the Virtual Exhibit.

World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Architecture - (dead link)
By Rodney Hoinkes, University of Architecture

The Wright Web Guide - (dead link)
"The Buildings path lists all the structures designed by Mr. Wright that were built. The information on this page was gleaned from William Allin Storrer's "The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright", Chris Miller's "All-Wright" Site and other sources...The Tourist path lists all the structures built by Mr. Wright that are either public (or semi-public) or offer tours. Information here has been gathered from a number of sources, primarily email from people and "Wright Sites" edited by Arlene Sanderson...The Links page points to other sites that may be of interest."
By T. Giesler

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