Architecture: Websites
A guide to Architecture resources at Fondren Library
Best Bets
- Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library This link opens in a new windowFounded in 1890, the Avery Library of Columbia University contains 450,000 volumes, 1,500 current periodicals. It administers a drawing and archives collection of 1,500,000 drawings and original records.
- RIBA British Architectural Library This link opens in a new windowFounded in 1834 by the Royal Institute of British Architects, the collection includes more than 135,000 books, 700+ journals. The Photographs Collection contains 1.5 million images of architecture world-wide.
- Society of Architectural Historians ArchipediaOnline reference on mostly American buildings with thematic essays.
More Architecture Image and Museum Sites
Ancient Egypt
- AEGERON: Ancient Egyptian Architecture Online"Provides vetted and standardized architectural drawings of a selection of ancient Egyptian buildings" with critical apparatus, as well as a building vocabulary.
- Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures: West Asia and North AfricaExplore digital exhibits and collections. University of Chicago.
Ancient Greece
- The Acropolis Museum Digital CollectionsIncludes searchable images of archaeological artifacts.
- National Archaeological Museum of GreeceIncludes a digital tour and online collection exhibits.
- Digital PantheonReview data and images from a 3D digital scan of the Pantheon conducted in 2005-2008.
Ancient Rome
- Encyclopaedia RomanaSource with essays on structures in the Roman Forum, temples, the Imperial Fora and Roman Urbs.
- The Museum of Roman CivilizationIncludes a full model of Imperial Rome. Can be explored through images or Google Street View.
- Open Yale Courses: Roman ArchitectureWatch video lectures with detailed tables of contents for quick browsing.
Byzantium
- Resources for ByzantinistsFrom Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. Includes a collection of digitized materials on the Hagia Sophia.
- The Sinai Digital Archive"The project makes available for study, teaching, and research the vast collections of icons, manuscripts, liturgical objects, and archival material from the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai." (Architecture section not ready, 2024)
More Architecture of the Ancient World
- Institute for the Study of the Ancient WorldBrowse extensive online collections. New York University.
- Manar al-AtharArchaeological images covering areas of the Roman empire that came under Islamic rule, from about 300 BC through the Islamic period.
- Wonders: Images of the Ancient WorldDigitized downloadable illustrations and images from the New York Public Library's collections, organized by category.
- SmartHistory: The Center for Public Art HistoryOnline education site with guides, videos, images, essays and timelines on many historical civilizations.
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