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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.

L Landscape architecture Lautner, John, 1911- Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 Lighthouses Lighting Listservs & Newsgroups Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933	M Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, 1868-1928 Magazines & newspapers - on the web see Internet Journals & Zines - via Library databases & Voyager Maintenance see Facility management Mameluke architecture Mamluk see Mameluke architecture Management see Architectural practice & management Maps Materials see Building materials McDonough, William see William McDonough + Partners McKim, Mead & White Medieval architecture Meier, Richard, 1934- see Richard Meier & Partners Melnikov, Konstantin Stepanovich, 1890-	Michelucci, Giovanni, 1891- Middle East see Islamic architecture Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 Minarets see Islamic architecture Moghul architecture see Islamic architecture Moorish architecture see Islamic architecture Mosques see Islamic architecture Moss, Eric Owen, 1943- Motion pictures see Film & video Movie theatres Mughal architecture see Islamic architecture Museum architecture Muslim architecture see Islamic architecture MVRDV (Firm)
N New York New Zealand architecture Newsgroups Nineteenth century architecture see 19th century architecture Nordic architecture & design see Scandinavian architecture & design North American architecture - Canadian architecture - U.S. architecture Norwegian architecture see Scandinavian architecture & design	O Online bibliographies see Bibliographies Oral histories Ornament see Decoration & ornament Ottoman architecture see Islamic architecture Ove Arup & Partners Overseas study see Foreign study

Landscape architecture	*Glossary of Terms: Landscape Gardening and Architecture* / John D. Tatter, Birmingham-Southern College. *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. *Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. To access information on architects and designers such as 'Capability' Brown and Nesfield select About Us, then choose History & Heritage. Collections* includes a section on Buildings and Structures at Kew. *Stowe Landscape Gardens* *Sustainable architecture: Eco-design and landscaping* / R.D. Hotten. Information about sustainable architecture: ecological planning, design, integrated architecture and landscaping for tropical, sub-tropical or temperate climates. See the entry on American landscape architecture at: U.S. architecture Index

Lautner, John, 1911-	*John Lautner: American architect - The Real Thing* / John Lautner Foundation. The website maintains the vast archives of Lautner's work, provides a center for study (at present this consists of a brief biography and a huge bibliography), and serves as a resource for the preservation and maintenance of Lautner buildings.

Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.	*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 on Le Corbusier at: *Great Buildings Online* Index

Lighthouses

Lighting	Architectural Lighting / A magazine dedicated to architectural lighting design and designers. *Lighting.com* / Huge online resource for lighting professionals. Includes links to lighting news, organisations and research centres, journals, designers and manufacturers. See also Design, Interior design, Industrial design. Index

Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933	*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 on Loos at: *Great Buildings Online* Index

Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, 1868-1928	*Charles Rennie Mackintosh - The Glasgow Legacy* / CRM Society. Offers a brief biographical profile and virtual tours of 12 of Mackintosh's best known works. *Mackintosh House* / Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. A virtual tour of the principal interiors from the Glasgow home of the Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the artist Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864-1933). See the entry on Mackintosh at: *Great Buildings Online*

Mameluke architecture	See also Egyptian architecture, Islamic architecture Index

Maps	*Map guides* / List of map guides in Domus magazine compiled by the staff of Rotch Library, MIT, USA. Map guides are thematic guides to important architectural landmarks in selected locations. They may feature the work of a single architect, a style, a building type, or simply point to all sites of architectural interest in a city or region. Check Voyager for the Architecture Library's holdings of Domus

McKim, Mead & White	See the entry on McKim, Mead & White at: *Great Buildings Online*

Medieval architecture	*Medieval Art and Architecture* / Images of medieval art and architecture are featured. See also Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture. Index

Mel´nikov, Konstantin Stepanovich, 1890-	*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 on Melnikov at: *Great Buildings Online*

Michelucci, Giovanni, 1891-	*Giovanni Michelucci and the Chiesa dell'Autostrada in Context* / J.M. Taylor. Dissertation submitted for MArch at Bath University, England on the Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci. Index

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969	*The Bauhaus School - Mies van der Rohe* / Angela Lilleystone. Links to the Mies Van Der Rohe House online, as well as other Mies-related internet sites. Mies in Berlin/Mies in America / MOMA & Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Feature-rich exhibition that explores the entirety of the architect's work. Includes 300 drawings, 15 scale models, video and digital displays, new photographs, selected bibliography, and biography. Requires Flash 4 for access, QuickTime to view the videos, and Adobe Acrobat Reader to download a PDF copy of the architect's biography. See the entry for Mies van der Rohe at: *Great Buildings Online*

Moss, Eric Owen, 1943-	*Eric Owen Moss Architects* / Archinect. Includes a biography, gallery of finished projects, list of publiations, showcase of furniture and list of current events/projects.

Movie theatres	*American Picture Palaces* / American Studies, University of Virginia. Highlights the extravagant architecture of early twentieth century US "motion picture palaces", some of which could seat between 2500 and 6000 patrons at a time. See also Film & video Index

Museum architecture

MVRDV (Firm)	*MVRDV*. Homepage of the MVRDV firm, founded in 1991 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries, has, in a short time, earned an impressive reputation with its original buildings and daring solutions. One of characteristics of the designs is the inventive use that is made of the available space.

New York	New York New Visions / Website of a coalition of 20 architecture, planning and design organizations working together to address issues surrounding the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan See also US architecture

Oral histories	*Chicago Architects Oral History Project* / Art Institute of Chicago. This collection of narratives contains comprehensive life-review documents as well as shorter focused interviews which explore the development of Chicago's architecture and planning from the early 1900s to the present day. Included are Skidmore, Owings & Merrill partners and associates, students and colleagues of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, members of the Chicago Seven, principals of architectural and engineering firms, and others. Selected transcripts are available as .pdf files. Researchers may also order transcript copies of entire oral histories or selected excerpts. Index

Ove Arup & Partners	*Arup* / Ove Arup Partnership Ltd. Website of the Arup firm, which provides engineering consultancy services in all aspects of the built environment - from planning it, to engineering it, through to providing the infrastructure needed to make it work. See the entry on Arup Associates at: *Great Buildings Online* Index

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