Architecture Reference Resources
1. Dictionaries
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A Dictionary of Architecture
REF NA 31 .C86 1999
Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology
REF NA 31 .C63 2004
Dictionary of Architecture & Construction
REF NA 31 D52 1993
Dictionary of Architecture
REF NA 31 .S38 1952
Dictionary of Building
Preservation
REF NA 31 .D55 1996
Dictionary of Islamic
Architecture
REF NA 380 .P43 1996
Elsevier’s Dictionary of Architecture
REF NA 31 .E56 1988
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture
REF NA 31 .B83 1998
International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture
REF NA 40 .I48 1993
Multilingual Dictionary of Architecture and Building
Terms REF NA 31 .G74 1998
The Penguin Dictionary of
Architecture
REF NA 31 .F55 1977
A Visual Dictionary of
Architecture
REF NA 31 .C44 1995b
2. Encyclopedias
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American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
REF NA 705 .H36 1998
Encyclopedia of American Architecture
REF NA 705 .H86 1980
Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering &
Construction
REF NA 31 .E59 1989
Encyclopedia of 20th Century Architecture
REF NA 680 .E495 2004
The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture REF
NA 215 .A7413 2003
• Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World
REF NA 208 .E53 1997
3. Other References
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Architectural Graphic Standards for Architects,
Engineers, Decorators, Builders and Draftsmen
REF TH 2031 .R35 1990
The Construction Net:
Online information
Sources for the
Construction Industry
REF TH 216 .B75 1996
1st ed.
Environmental Resource
Guide
REF NA 2542.35 .E73 1996
Guide to Architecture Schools
REF NA 2103 .A73 1994 5th ed.
Illustrated Glossary of Architecture
REF NA 31 .H34 1978
4. Main Databases
EDRA the Environmental Design Research Association
Oxford Online Oxford Reference Online - the biggest, most
up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible reference work in
the world.
Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary full
text database containing full text for nearly 4,650 serials
including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. PDF
back files to 1975.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a comprehensive
American guide to the current literature of architecture and
design.
Engineering Village provides worldwide coverage of
significant engineering and technology literature in
bibliographic form.
DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index is the leading source
of abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news
items, and reviews published in design and applied arts
periodicals from 1973 onwards.
Encyclopedia Britannica includes the complete encyclopedia,
as well as Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and
Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica
Book of the Year.
5. Websites (Organizations/ Societies/ Institutes/
Associations)
• The American Institute of Architects
http:// www.aia.org
• American Institute of Building Design
http://www.aibd.org/
• American Society of Interior Designers
http:// www.asid.org
• American Society of Landscape Architects
http://www.asla.org/
• For Architects and the Architectural Profession
http://www.e-architect.com/
• Architectural Institute of Japan
http://www.aij.or.jp/
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
http://www.acsa-arch.org/home.aspx
• Building Designer’s Association of Australia
http://www.bdaa.com.au/
• The British Interior Design Association
http:// www.bida.org
• California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture
http://www.calearth.org/
• Chicago Architecture Foundation
http:// www.architecture.org
• Design Organization Inc.
http://www.designorg.com/
• Interior Design Society
http://www.interiordesignsociety.org/
• International Interior Design Association
http:// www.iida.org
• L’Institut Royel D’Architecture Du Canada
http://www.raic.org
• National Organization of Minority Architects
http://www.noma.net/local/
• The Royal Australian Institute of Architects
http:// www.architecture.com.au
• Royal Institute of Dutch Architects
http://www.bna.nl/en/home
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Representing Irish Architects
http://www.riai.ie/
• The Royal Institute of British Architects
http://www.architecture.com
• The South African Institute of Architects
http://www.saia.org.za/
• Singapore Institute of Architects
http://www.sia.org.sg/
• Theory, Practice and Technology
http://www.architect.org/
• New York Institute of Photography
http://www.nyip.com
6. Other Websites of Interest
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Architecture and Interior Design
http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/gottscho/
Free Architecture Information Encyclopedia
http://www.encyclopedia.com
Architecture Glossary
http://www.Architecture.about.com/library/bl-grossary.htm
Architecture Studies Library
http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/contents.html
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/
The Architecture Week Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com
ARCHISEEK Online Architecture Resources
http://www.archiseek.com/guides/gloaasary
Art Dictionary
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Intro.html
Career in Interior Design
http://www.careersininteriordesign.com
Cities/Buildings Database
http://www.washington.edu/ark2/
Famous Architects
http://www.http://architect.architecture.sk/
Glossary of Architectural Terms
http://www.newviliage.com/glossary.html
International Architecture Database
http://www.eng.archinform.net/index.htm
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International Directory of Design
http://www.penrose-press.com/
• Landscape Design Trust
http://www.landscape.co.uk
• Landscaping Ideas Online
http://www.landscapingideasonline.com
• SPIRO: Slide and Photograph Image Retrieval Online
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/spiro/
• The World’s Finest Resource for Skyscraper and
Urbanism Enthusiasts
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/
• Oxford Dictionary of Art
http://www.enotes.com/oxford-art-encyclopedia
7. Free Databases
• Australian Heritage Database
http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl
• INFOMINE is a comprehensive virtual library and
reference tool for academic and scholarly internet
resources, including websites, databases etc.
http://www.infomine.ucr.edu
• INTUTE - the bestweb resources for education and
research. Intute provides free access to high-quality
internet resources for education and research.
http://www.intute.ac.uk
• The WWW Virtual Library Architecture
http://www.vlib.org/architecture
8. Citation Styles
• Shows how to document ten different categories of
online sources in APA, MLA, CBE and Chicago
styles and provides links to other styles and guides.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
• APA, MLA, Chicago Manual of style and Turabian
formats for citation of print and online sources.
http://library.duke.edu/research/citing
• APA Style
http://www.apastyle.org/elecREF.html
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