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Online - encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Dictionary of architecture and constructionNearly 25,000 clear, concise definitions covering nearly 80 working areas 2,500 illustrations 2,800 new terms in areas including Legal, Materials, Organizations, and Historic Architectural Styles
- The Oxford companion to architectureCovers all aspects of architecture, from architects, building types, and movements and styles to materials, aspects of design, and definitions
- A dictionary of architecture and landscape architectureContaining over 6,000 entries from Aalto to ziggurat, this is a comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of architecture.
- A Visual Dictionary of ArchitectureAn essential one-volume reference of architectural topics. It provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings
- Historical dictionary of neoclassical art and architectureProvides an overview of Neoclassicism, focusing on its major artists, architects, stylistic subcategories, ideas, and historical framework of the 18th century style found mainly in Europe and the United States.
Print - encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Encyclopedia of vernacular architecture of the worldThe first of the three volumes focuses on the theories, principles and philosophy that underpin traditional architecture. Volumes 2 and 3 consider these principles within specific cultural and societal contexts.
- Atlas of vernacular architecture of the worldThis comprehensive work illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the worlde(tm)s vernacular building traditions from a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural and comparative approach, using over sixty world and regional maps.
- Encyclopedia of 20th century architectureThis three-volume set profiles the twentieth century's vast chronicle of architectural achievements, both within and well beyond the theoretical confines of modernism.
- Encyclopaedia of architectural technologyComprehensive encyclopaedia of architectural technology encompassing aspects of modern construction, structures, environmental design and servicing, supplemented with diagrams and illustrations where necessary.
- Illustrated dictionary of architectureContains nearly 4000 design-related definitions, more than 3000 illustrations and biographies of over 300 architects
- The encyclopedia of Australian architectureProvides over 1000 entries from 200 contributors, and 500 photographs and drawings
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Access resources that will assist in your study of Architecture and design. Many resources will be available in the Architecture and Music Library (Armus) located in the Zelman Cowen building. There are other important collections in the Central Library.
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