UofL Art Library's List: architecture

Includes information on choosing an architecture school, the requirements of an architecture career, etc.

The Archive is a repository of architectural records associated with the built environment of the southeastern Gulf Region (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana & Mississippi).

"The Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) is a regional chapter of the national Society of Architectural Historians and includes twelve states - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North C

With text and images, this site traces the development of architecture in the classical tradition in three ways: chronologically (ancient to modern), thematically (building types, place and spaces, etc.) and theoretically (principles of design, symbolism

"The 1748 Map of Rome, by Giambattista Nolli is widely regarded by scholars as one of the most important historical documents of the city ever created. This project is a collaborative exploration of the exquisite Nolli engraving, through its historic sign

"Giuseppe Vasi’s Grand Tour presents an innovative geo-database (geographic database) and website that references the work of two 18th century masters of Roman topography: Giambattista Nolli (1701-1756), who published the first accurate map of Rome (La Pi

ArchDaily an online source of information on architectural projects, products, events, interviews and competitions. The site includes building plans, drawings and building photographs, which are often contributed to the site by the offices of the archite

Photographs, 1935-1955

Three books: 1)The Dream City:A portfolio of photographic views of the World's Columbian Exposition, with an introduction by Halsey C. Ives.; 2) The Book of the Fair, by Hubert Howe Bancroft; 3) The Vanishing Fair, by H. H. Van Meter. Also images from con

This website provides access to more than 3,000 high resolution images and detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral.

The Archive documents "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 cr

Home page for the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record. The site has a searchable database of more than 32,800 historic structures and sites.

This site documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds."

"The Cities/Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web."

"The Dynamic National Archive (DNA) is part of an ongoing project to catalog the names, biographies, and work of female architects and designers who have contributed to the development of the places and spaces of the United States. We define architecture broadly, including building design, engineering, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning, and other related professions."

Information on the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett, Museum of Prints and Drawings' collection of more than 6,000 watercolors, paintings, drawings and prints as well as other information related to Schinkel.

A collection of 3000+ photographs of medieval architecture.