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Renowned Architectural Historian Spiro Kostof Lectures Available Online from the University of California, Berkeley.
Spiro Kostof (1936-1991), widely recognized as one of the world's leading architectural historians, taught his last course in the Spring of 1991 in the Architecture Department of UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design. The 26 lectures of his course "A Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism" covering the period from the Florentine Renaissance to the post-modernism of the late 20th century were video recorded and have recently been digitized and made available for public viewing. Kostof's lectures were heralded for situating the architectural monument in a framework of vernacular buildings that imbue it with meaning. He was also known for exposing the relationships between architecture and the people and cultures that built it. Kostof was the author of A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals (1985), The City Shaped (1991), and The City Assembled (published posthumously in 1992). The 26 80-minute streaming lectures can be found at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/kostof.html.
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Background Information:
Encyclopedia Britannica (Available only to UA Students, Faculty, & Staff)
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.
Dictionary of Architecture and Construction - NA31 .H32 2000 Arch Ref.
Covers all areas of architecture including landscape architecture and planning.
A Dictionary of Landscape Architecture - SB469.25 .M67 1987 Arch Ref & Info Commons Ref
Includes definitions for technical terms as well as information about important people, periods and styles.
Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction - NA31 .E59 1988 Arch Ref & Main Ref
Five volumes. Good coverage of the stated areas - design, engineering and construction - with recommendations for further reading.
Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World - NA208 .E53 1997 Arch Ref.
Volume 1. - Theories and principles
Volume 2. - Cultures and habitats
Asia, East and Central Australasia and Oceania, Europe and Eurasia, Mediterranean and Southwest Asia Volume 3. - Cultures and habitats
Latin America, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Historic Architecture Sourcebook - NA31 .H56 (1977) Arch Ref & Main Ref
"A unique presentation of the history of architecture in the form of 5,000 lucid definitions of terms illustrated by 2,100 line drawings."
A Dictionary of Architecture and Building: Biographical, Historical, and Descriptive - NA31 S84 (1966) Arch Ref.
A reprint of the original published at the turn of the century, includes lengthy definitions.
Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.
Structures Online Database
This site offers you information on works of structural engineering, architecture or construction through time, history and from around the world. Our documentation begins at the time of the pyramids in Egypt and Roman construction, continues to Romanesque and Gothic churches and through to the Industrial Revolution all the way to today and beyond. Structurae deals mostly with bridges, tunnels, dams, skyscrapers, stadiums, towers, etc. Explore this site to discover the marvelous works of structural engineering.
Browser's Guide to Library in Architecture
| Architecture by Subject |
Classification |
| Ancient and Classical |
NA 210-349 |
| Apartment Houses. Flats |
NA 7860 |
| Architects, U.S. |
NA737 |
| Architectural Congresses |
NA 21 |
| Architectural Decoration (by time period, countries, specific elements) |
NA 3310-4050 |
| Architectural Design |
NA 2750-2794 |
| Architectural Details (by specific items, e.g., stairs) |
NA 2835-3079 |
| Architectural Drawing |
NA 2700-2749 |
| Architectural Practice, Business |
NA1996 |
| Architectural Societies, Organizations |
NA 10-20 |
| Architecture and Law |
NA 135-150; see also K |
| Architecture and State (examination, licensing) |
NA 100-199 |
| Architecture and the Handicapped |
NA 2545 |
| Architecture as a Profession |
NA 1995 |
| Architecture of Special Countries |
NA 701-1613 |
| Architecture, U.S. |
NA705-729 |
| Architecture, U.S., by City |
NA735 |
| Architecture, U.S., by State |
NA730 |
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| Baroque, Rococo |
NA 590-599 |
| Biographies, Collectives, and Directories |
NA 40-60 |
| Building Codes, California |
KFC813-814 |
| Building Codes, U.S. |
KF5701; TH 223 |
| Buildings, by Form, e.g., basilicas |
NA6700-7010 |
| Buildings, by Material, e.g., wood, masonry |
NA4100-4145 |
| Buildings, by Use, e.g., public buildings |
NA4170-8480 |
| Business Management for Architects |
NA 1996 |
| Byzantine |
NA 370s |
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| Churches. Religious Architecture, by country |
NA5210-6113 |
| Churches. Religious Architecture, by religion, building type |
NA4590-5621 |
| City Planning/Urban Design |
NA9000-9430; see also HT |
| Climate and Architecture |
NA 2541-2542 |
| Collected Writings |
NA 25-30 |
| Collections of Plans and Designs (divided by country) |
NA 7126 |
| Collections of Plans, Architectural Sketchbooks |
NA 2600-2635 |
| Color in Architecture |
NA 2795 |
| Commercial Buildings (divided by building type) |
NA 6210-6289 |
| Competitions |
NA 2335-2399 |
| Construction |
TH |
| Criticism |
NA2599.5-2599.9 |
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| Dictionaries & Encyclopedias |
NA 31 |
| Domestic Architecture by Country |
NA 7210-7476 |
| Domestic Architecture, Houses, Dwellings |
NA 7100-7880 |
| Drawing (Technique) |
NA2707-NA2708; see also NC730s; T369 |
| Drawings |
NA2700-2749 |
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| Early Christian |
NA 360s |
| Educational Buildings |
NA 6590-6610 see also LB |
| 18th Century |
NA 625-644 |
| Exhibitions |
NA 2440-2469 |
| Farm Architecture |
NA 8200-8260 |
| Gothic |
NA 440-489, NA 610-619 |
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| Health Facilities Design |
RA967 |
| Historic Preservation |
NA105, E159 |
| History |
NA190-1555.5 |
| History, General Works |
NA7100-7114 |
| Hotels, Inns |
NA 7800-7850 |
| Hospital Design |
RA967 |
| House Plans |
NA7110-7115 |
| Houses |
NA7100-7884; see also GT165; NA9051; TH4805 |
| Housing |
NA7550-7559 |
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| Industrial Architecture (by building type) |
NA 6400-6589 |
| International |
NA 4180-4183 |
| Islamic |
NA 380s |
| Landscape Architecture |
SBs |
| Library Design |
Z679 |
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| Mausoleums, Cemeteries, Monuments |
NA6115-6199 |
| Medieval |
NA 350-489 |
| Military |
NA 490 |
| Minor Buildings, Gates, Fences, etc. |
NA 8300-8480 |
| Modern |
NA 500-699 |
| Museums |
NA 2400-2429 |
| National, State, Municipal (divided by building type) |
NA 4195-4589 |
| Neoclassicism |
NA 600-609 |
| 19th Century |
NA 645-679 |
| Norman |
NA 420 |
| Orders of Architecture |
NA 2810-2817 |
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| Periodicals & Yearbooks |
NA 1-9 |
| Public Buildings |
NA 4170-7010 |
| Religious Architecture of Special Countries |
NA 5210-6113 |
| Religious Buildings (by religion, subdivided by building type) |
NA 4590-5095 |
| Renaissance |
NA 510-589 |
| Rendering |
NA2780 |
| Restaurants |
NA 7855 |
| Romanesque |
NA 390-419 |
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| School Buildings |
NA6590-6610; see also LB |
| Site Planning |
NA2540.5; see also SB472 |
| Study and Teaching |
NA 2000-2320 |
| Theory, Comprehensive Works, Outlines |
NA 2500-2599 |
| 20th Century |
NA 680-699 |
| Urban Design |
NA9000-9199; HT166-167 |
| Villas (divided by countries) |
NA 7580-7599 |
| Women as Architects |
NA 1997 |
| Architects by Country |
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| Country |
Classification |
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Country |
Classification |
| Austria |
NA 1011.5 |
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India |
NA 1510 |
| Australia |
NA 1605 |
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Israel |
NA 1479 |
| Belgium |
NA 1173 |
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Italy |
NA 1123 |
| Brazil |
NA 859 |
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Japan |
NA 1559 |
| Bulgaria |
NA 1393 |
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Mexico |
NA 759 |
| Canada |
NA 749 |
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Netherlands |
NA 1153 |
| China |
NA 1549 |
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New Zealand |
NA 1608 |
| Cuba |
NA 805 |
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Norway |
NA 1273 |
| Czechoslovakia |
NA 1034.5 |
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Poland |
NA 1455.P63 |
| Denmark |
NA 1223 |
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Romania |
NA 1433 |
| Egypt |
NA 1585 |
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Russia |
NA 1197 |
| Finland |
NA 1455.F53 |
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South Africa |
NA 1595 |
| Flanders |
NA 1173 |
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Soviet Union |
NA 1197-1199 |
| France |
NA 1053 |
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Spain |
NA 1313 |
| Germany |
NA 1088 |
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Sweden |
NA 1293 |
| Great Britain |
NA 997 |
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Switzerland |
NA 1353 |
| Greece |
NA 1103 |
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Turkey |
NA 1373 |
| Hungary |
NA 1022.5 |
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United States |
NA 737 |
| Iceland |
NA 1253 |
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Yugoslavia |
NA 1453 |
