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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.

G Gardens see Landscape architecture Gaudi Art Nouveau architecture German architecture Getty Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) see Richard Meier & Partners Gibbs, James, 1682-1754 Griffin, Walter Burley, 1876-1937 Googie architecture see 20th century architecture Gothic architecture Gehry, Frank, 1929- Gray, Eileen, 1878-1976 Greek architecture Green design Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 Guides to research see Architectural research	H Hadid, Zaha Haiti see Caribbean architecture Handicapped see Architecture & the physically handicapped Heikkinen-Komonen Architects Hellenistic architecture Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. Historic buildings & structures - conservation & restoration - preservation History of architecture see Art history HOK see Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. Human ecology Human engineering Human factors in architecture	I Image archives Indoor air pollution see Air quality Industrial design Interior design Irish architecture Islamic architecture IT (Information technology) Italian architecture
J Jacobsen, Hugh Newell Jamaica see Caribbean architecture Japanese architecture Jeanneret, Charles Edouard, 1887-1965 see Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Jobs see Employment Jujol, Josep Maria, 1879-1949	K Kent, William, 1685-1748 Kew Gardens see Landscape architecture Kurokawa, Kisho, 1934-

German architecture	Index

Gibbs, James, 1682-1754	*Stowe House* Profiles the house, the garden and park, including architects and gardeners who have worked at Stowe. Includes plans, images, maps and 360 degree panoramas.

Gothic architecture	*Gothic dreams* / Earthlore Explorations. Gothic Dreams is "a place for developing paths of approach to works of the Medieval era, which inspire contemporary appreciation." Features the cultural, historic and spiritual legacy of the structures of the Gothic era. See also Medieval architecture, Romanesque architecture. Index

Gehry, Frank, 1929-	Frank Gehry / Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Information about the California-based architect designed to complement the exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. There is a brief biography as well as information and a photograph for many of his projects.

Gray, Eileen, 1878-1976	*E1027* / ilinxmedia. Includes site plan, upper and lower plans of E-1027. *Eileen Gray* / Ethel Buisson & Beth McLendon, Archéire. The ideas presented in this site developed out of a series of dialogues focused on the work of Eileen Gray. Foremost are the published dialogue of Gray and Badovici in the 1929 special issue of L'Architecture Vivante, and their collaboration at E1027. (Courtesy of Cyburbia) *Eileen Gray: Designer and Architect* / SAOR Productions. Website designed to complement a documentary film on Gray's designs in lacquer. Includes a brief biography, examples of lacquer works, furniture design, and architecture - specifically E-1027, her first house, at Roquebrune, 1926-29.

Greek architecture	*Maecenas: Images of Greece & Rome* / Leo C. Curran, University of Buffalo. The project is funded by grants from the Classical Association of the Empire State and the Classical Association of the Atlantic States. See also Roman architecture, Classical architecture, Hellenistic architecture Index

Green design	See also Sustainable architecture

Griffin, Walter Burley, 1976-1937	Walter Burley Griffin : in his own right / PBS. Contains biographical information, images of works, bibliography, interviews with scholars and information on Frank Lloyd Wright, "The 18" of Chicago, Marion Mahony Griffin, and Griffin's projects in Mason City, Iowa and Canberra, Australia. See the entry on Griffin at: Great Buildings Online
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969	*The Bauhaus School - Walter Gropius* / Angela Lilleystone. Links to the Gropius House online, as well as other Bauhaus-related internet sites. See the entry on Gropius at: *Great Buildings Online* See also Bauhaus

Hadid, Zaha	*Zaha Hadid* / Vitruvio.ch. Biographical details and links to websites about her works & projects. Index

Heikkinen- Komonen Architects	*Heikkinen-Komonen Architects*. Homepage of the firm. Documents past and current works & projects (works are arranged in chronological order). In addition, the site provides extensive bibliographies - Monographs, Works reviewed in architectural books, Works presented in exhibition catalogues, Works presented in symposium publications and Articles in architectural magazines. Includes links to the websites of the buildings they have designed.

Hellenistic 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. Index

Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc	*HOK.com* / HOK. The "largest architectural firm in the world as ranked by World Architecture Magazine, January 2000." Contains a history of the firm and descriptions of projects from 1962 to the present.

Historic buildings & structures	*Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present. Database of more than 363,000 measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from 1933. Produced by the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. The collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the US and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as windmills, one-room schoolhouses, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Search by keyword, browse by subject or geographic location. See also* Conservation & restoration, Preservation Index

Human ecology	*Arcosanti* / Cosanti Foundation. Arcology, in simplest terms, is "the fusion of architecture with ecology." Designed by Paolo Soleri, Arcosanti is located in the high desert of northern Arizona. Begun in 1970 as an "urban laboratory," it can house 7000 people while occupying only 25 acres of a 4,060 acre preserve. The site promotes this alternative use of space and seeks to educate people on arcology and Soleri via a virtual tour, various essays and e-mail links to some of the residents. The Arcosanti web site is the next best thing to being there.

Human engineering	Usernomics / This site lists the primary standards and guidelines for Ergonomics, Human Factors, User Interface and Website Design. *ErgoWeb's Ergonomics Reference Materials* / Ergo Web, Inc. Provides up to date ergonomics news and information, a list of successful case studies, tables of contents for Ergonomics journals, FAQ and brief history of ergonomics and a comprehensive listing of ergonomics organisations, products and suppliers. Index

Human factors in architecture	*Implosion: Anthropology of habitat and architecture* / Nold Egenter. Pluridisciplinary website on Architecture and Habitat Anthropology. For those interested in reconstructing cultural evolution based on constructive behaviour. The "primary focus is on fibroconstructive objects, semantic and symbolic processes, as well as on sedentarisation, domestication and extended territorial control." The site includes sections on Japanology and Indology. (Egenter, Oct 2000)

Image archives	*V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership /* A joint project between RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) and the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) showing photos, drawings and paintings from their collections. *Digital archive of architecture* / Jeffery Howe, Boston College. Online archive of images scanned from Howe's collection of slides for educational use. *Exploring Image Collections on the Internet: Resources at MIT and Beyond* / Rotch Visual Collections. Extensive guide to resources for images on the internet and at MIT - from archaeology, architecture and art to urban design. *Maecenas: Images of Greece & Rome* / Leo C. Curran, University of Buffalo. The project is funded by grants from the Classical Association of the Empire State and the Classical Association of the Atlantic States. *Urban Landscape Digital Image Access Project* / Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University. Contains 1000 images from fourteen different collections. Images focus on older photographs of cities and town in the American South. Index

Industrial design	*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. *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 design (eg. FORM, Arkitektur) and to Scandiavian museums. See also Furniture, Interior design. Index

Interior design	*ContractMagazine.com* / Contract Magazine. On-line resource center for architects and interior designers showcasing the best new interiors products. Includes a comprehensive design library with articles, interviews, links, project examples and other useful information. *House of design* / Blackmore Media. Electronic magazine which covers all areas of design including furniture, lighting, industrial, design for home, office etc. Has a strong European focus. *IS DesigNet* / Clark Publishing. On-line version of Interiors & Sources (IS) magazine. Showcases the best of the commercial and residential design and architecture fields. *Scandinaviandesign.com* / Scandinavian Design www. Dedicated to all aspects of Scandinavian design. Read about design news & events from across Scandinavia. Access brief biographies of architects and designers including Alvar Aalto, Gunnar Asplund, Peter Celsing, Josef Frank, Arne Jacobsen and Eero & Eliel Saarinen. 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. See also Furniture, Industrial design Index

Irish architecture	*Archeire* / Desire Publishing. A diverse and growing collection of websites focusing on architecture and design in Ireland. Archeire's emphasis ranges from history and preservation to current architectural developments and issues. Currently contains the websites of the Irish Architectural Archives, the Architectural Association of Ireland, the Irish Landscape Institute and the Irish Georgian Society. PADDI (Planning, Architecture, Design Database Ireland) / Architecture and Planning. Libraries of Queen's University Belfast and University College, Dublin. Major resource for Irish architectural and planning information on the web. Searchable bibliographic database of over 11000 entries. Includes items published from c 1865 to the present, but the majority of items date from the mid 20th century onwards. Also contains links to other useful sites on Irish architecture, planning and environmental issues.

Islamic architecture	*Islamic Architecture* / Alia F. Hasan. Articles on buildings, trends, architects, and art of the Muslim and Arab world (past and present). *Isfahan* / Concentrates on the Iranian city of Isfahan, which contains a range of Islamic architectural styles ranging from the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th. Contains photographs and descriptions. *Islamic architecture* / Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization. Bibliography available. *Islamic architecture* : database of Islamic architectural styles, architects and regions. Part of the Essential Architecture series. *Islamic architecture: Textual & visual resources* / MIT Rotch Library and Rotch Visual Collections. Textual and visual resources on Islamic art, architecture and urbanism around the world. Includes a rich collection of images, a catalogue of Mosques in the USA and links to other Islamic sites on the web. See also Church architecture, Mameluke architecture, Synagogue architecture *For individual Islamic architects/firms, search under the name of the architect or firm.* Index

IT (Information technology)	*Construction IT Research: VTT Building Technology* / VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland). A collection of links for the support of research on construction IT at VTT. Find international associations, relevant electronic journals, international research institutes, completed and ongoing research projects and much more. *CORENET (COnstruction and Real Estate NETwork)* / Building and Construction Authority, Singapore. A major IT initiative undertaken by the Ministry of National Development. CORENET revolves around developing IT systems to integrate the four major processes of a building project life cycle, supported by key infrastructures. Includes an extensive list of links to Singaporean building/construction websites. Index

Italian architecture	*Guide to the archives of Italian contemporary architecture* / AAA/Italia. Census of archives of contemporary Italian architecture, kept in public or private collections and accessible by researchers. *For individual Italian architects or firms, search under the name of the architect or firm.*

Jacobsen, Hugh Newell	*Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Architect* / HNJ. Showcases the architecture, interior design and furniture design of Hugh Newell Jacobsen. The website offers current projects, past projects, bios, furniture designs, up-coming lectures, plenty of images and lots of other information. *Hugh Newell Jacobsen/NBM* Brief biography of the architect. See the entry on Jacobsen at: *Great Buildings Online* Index

Japanese architecture	*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. *Tokyo - a guide to recent architecture* / Noriyuki Tajima. Online guide (originally published in 1995 by Ellipsis). *For individual Japanese architects or firms, search under the name of the architect or firm.* See also Asian architecture Index

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	*Architecture of Thomas Jefferson* / R.G. Wilson, Dept of Architectural History, University of Virginia. Working with curators from other institutions and Jefferson properties this archive will "assemble all primary materials related to Jefferson's architecture, major secondary materials, and computer based three dimensional models and simulations." See the entry on Jefferson at: *Great Buildings Online*

Jujol, Josep Maria, 1879-1949	*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. Index

Kent, William, 1685-1748	*Historic Stowe* / Michael Bevington, Michael Edwards & M. Young. Profiles the house, the garden and park, including architects and gardeners who have worked at Stowe. Includes plans, images, maps and 360 degree panoramas.

Kurokawa, Kisho, 1934-	*Kisho Kurokawa* / website of Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates. Details, drawings, photos of projects and works from the 1970s to the present. See the entry on Kurokawa at: *Great Buildings Online* Index

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