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Collections | Organizations
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General Reference
Sources
Specialized Reference
Resources
Indexes & Databases
Special Guides & Virtual Libraries
- Africa:
Arts & Architecture
- Annotated guide
edited by Ali B. Ali-Dinar: African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania, PA
- African
Art Aesthetics and Meanings
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An electronic
exhibition catalog from the Bayly Museum, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA
- Africa
South of the Sahara
- An annotated guide
to Africa on the Internet prepared by Karen Fung for the Information and
Communication Technology Group (ICTG), African Studies Association,
Stanford University
- Directory of South
African Architects
- Archinet
- Directory of African American
Architects - Created by Bradford C. Grant and Dennis Alan Mann, Hard-copy
available for in-house use only
- Goode's Bibliography:
Doctorial Dissertations Relating to American Architecture 1897 -1995
- Compiled by James M. Goode, distributed by Society of
Architectural Historians
- Forum:
habitat in developing countries Virtual Library
- "Internet resource
aimed at providing information to researchers and professionals working
for the improvement of the built environment in developing countries,
and at facilitating communications among them." Maintained by the Forum:
habitat in developing Countries, an initiative of the Library
"Territorio Ambiente" of the Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic
of Torino, "
- IRIS
- The Getty Research
Institute Online Catalog for the Getty Research Library
- Non-Western
Architecture - Links
- Annotated list of
resources prepared by Ann Marshall, Professor University of Idaho /
Non-Western Architecture -
Research guides to Internet Resources created by Professor Marshall
and students.
- Selected
Demographic Resources on the Web
- annotated list
prepared by Cindy Livingston, Information Resource Coordinator
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
Visual Collections
see also Image Databases
Organizations
- American Institute of Architects
(AIA)
- American Planning
Association (APA)
- Association of Collegiate Schools of
Architecture (ACSA)
- Council on Tall Buildings and Habitat
- "...Studies and reports on all aspects of the planning, design,
and construction of tall buildings. Also of a major concern is the role
and impact of tall buildings on the urban environment"
- The Foundation Center, Washington, DC Library
-
Gateway
to grant resources
- Initiative for Architectural Research
(IAR) - "established as a joint effort of the ACSA, AIA, and ARCC, in an
effort to provide a singular voice advocating for the varying complexity
and breadth of research being conducted by architectural practitioners,
academics, and members of the building industry."
- Graham Foundation for Advanced
Studies in Fine Arts
- Offers grants to
individuals and institutions pursuing research in architecture, related
arts and academic disciplines.
- Profile on
the Web, Listing of US
Architecture Firms
- Updated daily;
hard-copy available, Reference only
- National Architectural Accrediting Board
(NAAB)
- National Council for Science and the
Environment
- National Council of Registrations
Boards (NCARB)
- The National Trust for Historical
Preservation
- National Organization of Minority
Architects (NOMA)
- o2 International Network for Sustainable
Design
- Organization of Black Designers (OBD)
|DC
Chapter homage
- Society of Architectural Historians
(SAH)
- Urban Land Institute
(ULI)
- United Nations Centre for Human
Settlements (UNCHS)
Local Governments
The District of
Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Federal
Government
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