"...the gateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the peer-reviewed, regularly updated Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists." This is a highly recommended amalgamation of quality reference sources and a good place to start.
"...brings showcase examples of representation into specific design contexts, giving architects, designers, and others a real sense of their variety, subtlety, and usefulness as tools for navigating the full spectrum of architecture."
"Chronicling the evolution of architectural theory from ancient Greece through medieval times to today, this classic reference offers the most coherent and broad survey available." 2 volumes.
"...this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West."
"...the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world architecture from the earliest times."
"...the gateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the peer-reviewed, regularly updated Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists." This is a highly recommended amalgamation of quality reference sources and a good place to start.
"...broad coverage focuses on architectural processes & design, materials, construction methods & management but also encompasses biographies of leading architects, architectural history, articles on architectural aesthetics, literature & criticism, listings on current laws & regulations, & information on leading firms & schools. Includes 3,000 illustrations & 500 tables."
"...the most comprehensive visual survey, period by period, feature by feature, of the key styles in American and British domestic architecture from the Tudor period to present day."
"...illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the world's vernacular building traditions from a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural and comparative approach, using over sixty world and regional maps."
"...ispeaks of an architecture inscribed in the information society and influenced by the new technologies, the new economy, environmental concerns and individual interests." An illustrated dictionary.
"...structured resources that can be used to improve access to information for art, architecture, and other material culture." Terms found in the AAT may be useful for discovering useful key terms for searches.
A portal encompassing popular construction information websites in the UK. A basic search interface is provided, as are topic headings for guided browsing.
One of the largest databases for international architecture, includes information over more than 18000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database.
"...an open access, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues related to the Muslim world."
A coalition representing various segments of the design and building industry which aims to promote the mainstream adoption of green building principles, policies, practices, standards and tools. The website also has information about Green Building Rating & Labelling Systems used in Canada.
You can also search for CMHC publications in McGill's WorldCat with "Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation" as an author (including quotation marks).
"The Center for the Study of Architecture, CSA, is devoted to advancing the use of digital information technologies in the service of architectural history, archaeology, and related disciplines."
"ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, is a global non-governmental organization associated with UNESCO. Its mission is to promote the conservation, protection, use and enhancement of monuments, building complexes and sites."
A resource for students of Art and Architecture. Research tools such as the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Research Guides and Bibliographies, and the Photo Study Collection may be accessed from this site.
Contains biographical information on women in architecture from around the world, including information on their publications, recognitions, and affiliations.
This institution's website hosts virtual exhibits dedicated to exploring architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Additional information about physical exhibitions, transcripts of lectures and issues of the museum publication Blueprints are available.
Thirteen volumes containing bibliographies of bibliographies on selected architects, architectural styles, and locations. Note that volume 11 of the series serves as the index to volumes 1-10.