Architecture: International Websites & Resources - The University of Auckland Library

Architecture: International Websites & Resources
Web resources helpful for architectural research

For architecture directories on the web, try: Cyburbia, architecture.com, Architext, ArchNet, Architecture Virtual Library, arplus.com

NOTE: Newspaper and journal articles can be good sources for information on specific buildings, projects or architects - search Avery Index, Art Full Text or APId for overseas topics; Index New Zealand, ARCH: Australian Architecture Database and NewzText for NZ & Pacific topics.

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CAD see Computer-aided design
Campus planning
Canadian architecture
Caribbean architecture
Castles
Chambers, William, Sir, 1726-1796
Church architecture
Cinemas see Movie theatres
Classical architecture
Climate
Coenen, Jo, 1949-
College buildings
Competitions
Computer-aided design
Conferences
Conservation & restoration
Construction industry
    - information technology see IT
    - general websites
    - management see Management
Cuba see Caribbean architecture
Czech architecture

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Danish architecture see Scandinavian architecture & design
Databases
    - library-owned (specific to architecture)
    - on the Internet see WWW databases
Decoration & ornament
Design
    - architectural see Architectural design
    - industrial see Industrial design
    - interior see Interior design
    - with nature see Environment
Designs & plans
Details
Dictionaries see Reference tools
Digital architecture see Virtual reality
Disabled see Architecture & the physically handicapped
Dominican Republic see Caribbean architecture
Duiker, Johannes
Dutch architecture

Campus planning	*A Campus Renewed: A Decade of Building at Carnegie Mellon 1986-1996* / Martin Aurand. Details the development of new buildings which "substantially reshaped, extended, and renewed Carnegie Mellon's campus and contributed significant new architecture to Pittsburgh." See also College buildings Index

Canadian architecture	Canadian Centre for Architecture / CCA Includes a number of useful links and resources under the Study Centre and CCA Recommends pages. Architecture Firm Directories / Architecture.CA Guides to architects and architecture firms across Canada. *Virtual Tour of the Architectural Heritage of Antigonish* / Professor L. Stanley-Blackwell, St. Francis Xavier University, NS. Created for SFX University History 300, "A Cultural and Intellectual History of Canada". Users can browse through examples of Ecclesiastical and Educational, Commercial and Public, and Domestic architecture. There is also a section on Antigonish architects and builders. Also included are maps and links to additional Web-based architectural resources. *Zone Architecture* / Karim Duranceau. Archives and promotes contemporary architecture in Québec. *For individual Canadian architects/firms, search under the name of the architect or firm.* Index

Caribbean architecture	*Periferia* / Architectural Resources Network. Writings, design projects, and other works on Caribbean architects, architecture, urban design and planning.

Castles	*Castles and Ancient Monuments in Great Britain* / Grobius Shortling. Organised by country (England, Scotland, Wales). Also includes sections on Walled towns, Stone circles, Keeps & towers. Some individual castles are considered important enough to merit their own listing (Tower of London, Corfe Castle etc.), but vary in content. Features a glossary and Brief History of British Fortification plus a page of general castle links. *Castles of Japan* / Takashi Toyooka. Find a particular castle by name or geographic location. Each entry comprises location details, building data (if known), brief historical notes and one or two images. Some of the castle pages include plans and, where they exist, links to homepages. Also includes a list of links to general castle websites. See also Palaces Index

Chambers, William, Sir, 1726-1796	*Kew Gardens: History & Heritage* / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Brief biography with links to projects by Chambers at Kew. See the entry on Chambers at: *Great Buildings Online*

Church architecture	See also Islamic architecture (mosques), Synagogue architecture, Temples Index

Classical architecture	*Classics and Ancient World* / Digital Librarian. Large selection of links relating to all aspects of the classical and ancient world. Each link has been evaluated by a librarian. Regularly updated. *Perseus Project* / G. Crane. A vast digital library of resources for the study of the classical world (Greek and Latin). Resources include collections of texts, images, plans, and maps. Sections include Art & Archaeology (from here access the Architecture catalog which offers access to over 380 buildings searchable by site, period, architect, region or type), Texts, Secondary Sources (includes the Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites), Teaching and Help. See also Greek architecture, Roman architecture

Climate	*Climatic Data* *Bioclimatic skyscrapers* / Ken Yeang. Online version of Yeang's book shelved at 72.092.22 Y38. See also Tropical & sub-tropical architecture Index

Coenen, Jo, 1949-	*Netherlands Architecture Institute* / NAi. View the eccentric NAI building by means of five QuickTime VR panoramas.

College buildings	*A Campus Renewed: A Decade of Building at Carnegie Mellon 1986-1996* / Martin Aurand. Details the development of new buildings which "substantially reshaped, extended, and renewed Carnegie Mellon's campus and contributed significant new architecture to Pittsburgh." See also Campus planning Index

Competitions	*Competitions magazine* / Competition Project Inc. Index of archived comptition announcements. The print version of this magazine can be found in the Serials section of the Architecture Library. *Death by architecture: competition links* / Mario Cipresso. Current international competitions. Clicking on Partners will link you to country-specific compeition sites around the world. *International architecture & town planning competitions* / UIA (International Union of Architects). Lists international competitions approved by the UIA since 1975. *Zone architecture: current competitions in the world* / Karim Duranceau. Searchable 3 ways - international, multimedia (www) and Canadian. See also Prizes & awards

Computer- aided design	*AI in Design Webliography* / D.C. Brown, Computer Science Dept, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A collection of potentially useful sources of information about AI in Design, Knowledge Based Design, Intelligent CAD, Computational Approaches to Design, and Design Theory & Methodology. Includes pointers to projects and research centers (but not to individuals), organized by location. There are also separate sections for university courses, and for prominent US-based design researchers. *CUMINCAD* / Profs Bob Martens and Ziga Turk, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. CUMINCAD is a cumulative index of the papers published at conferences organised by ACADIA, CAADRIA, ECAADE, CAAD Futures and others (see People & Organisations). It includes bibliographic information of over 8100 records, and around 5400 fulltext articles in PDF format. *Design Research* / CAD Centre, University of Strathclyde. Information Resource Guide focussing on the influence of design across Engineering/Construction disciplines. *Douglas House Rendering* / John Lim. Images of the Douglas House produced for a architecture paper where students were asked to model a Living Room. See also Rendering, Virtual reality Index

Conferences	eCAADe / These are annual conferences hosted by different universities each year. Information shared relates to the use of computers in research and education in architecture and related professions.

Conservation & restoration	*Building conservation* / Cathedral Communications Limited. Online version of the Building Conservation Directory. Offers the full-text of articles by leading authorities on areas such as damp, masonry and roofs; contact details for companies, organisations, products and materials; details of conferences and events. See also Historic buildings & structures, Preservation, Remodeling Index

Construction industry (general websites)	*DTI Construction Information* / U.K. Dept of the Environment, Transport & the Regions. Access U.K. construction information, statistics, Construction Monitor magazine, contracts legislation, links to current construction innovation and research, and a number of online papers, documents and reports. See also IT (Information technology)

Czech architecture	*Prague: a guide to twentieth-century architecture* / Ivan Margolius. Online version of the book shelved at 91(437) M329. Index

Decoration & ornament

Design	*Design Addict* / designaddict.com. "The world wide web's destination for Modern & Post-Modern design. Run by Belgian collectors, the site not only showcases items from their 600+ piece collection, it includes a database of Designers and Manufacturers...as well as extensive links to magazines, dealers, auctions, educational info, and...virtual exhibitions." (Forbes.com 'Best of the Web' Review) *House of design* / Blackmore Media. Electronic magazine which covers all areas of design including industrial, design for home, office etc. Has a strong European focus. *Modernism* / Design Addict. An exhibition shown by the '1900-1970 Gallery' in Sept 1999. Presents a selection of 34 pieces (furniture, lamps, sculptures and homewares) out of the 50 pieces from the exhibition. *Scandinaviandesign.com* / Scandinavian Design www. Dedicated to all aspects of Scandinavian design. Read about design news & events from across Scandinavia. The site also provides links to a number of magazines and books which feature Scandinavian architecture & design (eg. FORM, Arkitektur) and to Scandiavian museums & architecture/design schools. *For individual designers/firms, search under the name of the designer or firm.* See also Architectural design, Furniture, Industrial design, Interior design. Index

Designs & plans	See also Building materials

Details	See also Building materials Index

Duiker, Johannes	*AGRAM: Architectural information* / R. Saariste. Covers the work of Le Corbusier, Jujol, Loos, Duiker, Schinkel, Wright and Melnikov. Database entries include recent photos, as well as building details such as location, current state, and background information. In addition, designs by Loos which have never been realised, are presented with detailed drawings and photos of models. See the entry for Bijvoet and Duiker at: *Great Buildings Online*

Dutch architecture	ArchiNed The architecture site of the Netherlands. Links to Dutch and foreign sites about architecture, urban design and landscape architecture. *For individual Dutch architects/firms or buildings, search under the name of the architect or firm.* Index

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