Architecture & Landscape Architecture

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People & Organizations:

American Institute of Architects
Provides members, the construction industry, and the general public with information about architects and architecture.

American Planning Association
A non-profit public interest and research organization representing practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.

Architectural Index

Indexes architects, designers, and architectural firms; searches combinations of architect / designer, location, magazine (~ 20), building type or subject. Less scholarly than the Avery Index, but great for architect information. Coverage varies w/each magazine. General Coverage: 1982-Present

International Architecture Database

This database for international architecture, originally emerging from records of interesting building projects from architecture students, has meanwhile become the largest online-database about worldwide architects and buildings from past to present. This database includes over 13000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database.

International Archive of Women in Architecture

established in 1985, is a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The purpose of the Archive is to document the history of women's involvement in architecture by collecting, preserving, storing, and making available to researchers the professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women's architectural organizations.

ProFile
An online database of architects registered with the American Institute of Architects. This product is similar to the print version, but not comprehensive. The online version included links to firms homepages when available.

World Architects

selected view of architects by country

Contemporary Architects - NA680 .C625 1994 Arch Ref
Excellent source for locating information about weel know architects currently practicing world-wide.

Directory of African American Architects - NA53 .D57 1995 Arch Ref

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects - NA40 .M25 1982 Arch Ref & Main Ref
Published in 1982, this 4 volume source contains biographical information about architects. Biographies cover historical as well as contemporary architects.

ProFile: The Official AIA Directory of Architectural Firms - NA53 .P76 2001 Arch Ref
Profiles of 17,000 architecture firms in the U.S.; information includes size of firm, scope and focus.

Gateway Sites:

ADAM Project - ADAM, the Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway, is a searchable catalogue of Internet resources that have been carefully selected and catalogued by professional librarians for the benefit of the UK Higher Education community.This site will be superseded by the Arts and Creative Industries (ACI) Hub.
ArchInform - This database includes over 13000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database.
Cyburbia - the Internet's oldest portal site for urban planners and others interested in cities and the built environment, contains a selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning and urbanism.http://www.cyburbia.org/directory
RIBA - Architecture.com - Royal Institute of British Architects. 'architecture.com' is an extensive built environment portals, courtesy of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Includes links to RIBA, events, news, and the library catalog.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Architecture & Building -Topics covered by this guide include architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture. Types of listings range from discussion groups to electronic publications to databases

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