Smith College Libraries Class Guides - Architecture Research

Architecture on the Internet

Architecture and Building Resources by Topic
Compiled by Jeanne Brown. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Architecture Studies Library

A selective guide to Internet sites on

architecture
building and construction
design
housing
planning
preservation
facility management
energy and the environment
landscape architecture

References on Architecture & Architects

ARTstor, Zaha Hadid, Contemporary Arts Center, Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, exterior, main facade, corner detail, 2001-2003, photographed by Ralph Lieberman

Oxford Art Online
Excellent survey articles on major art and architecture movements (International Style), institutions (Bauhaus, CIAM), the art and architecture of countries and regions, and the life and work of individual artists and architects (e.g., Zaha Hadid, Walter Gropius, Jean Nouvel), building materials and techniques. Entries for individuals include biographical, critical, and contextual information. Each article is supplemented by a bibliography of major primary and secondary sources. Many articles include links to good digital images.

Art Reference NA31 .H32 2006
Harris, Cyril M. Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Connect online
Curl, James Stevens. A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Art Reference NA680 .E495 2004
Encyclopedia of 20th-century Architecture. 3 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Art Reference NA40 .I48 1993
International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture, edited by Randall J. Van Vynckt. 2 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 1993.
Art Reference NA680 .C625 1994
Contemporary Architects. 3rd ed. New York: St. James Press, 1994.
Art Reference NA40 .M25 1982
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. 4 vols. New York: Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan, 1982.

Professional Reference Sources

Art Reference & CD-ROM NA1996 .A726 2001
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice. New York: J. Wiley, 2001.
Science Reference TH435 .B84
Building Construction Cost Data. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means Co., 2009.
Art Oversize Reference TH2031 .A84 2007
American Institute of Architects. Architectural Graphic Standards. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
Science SB472 .L36 2007
Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.