archINFORM:
Architectural Buildings/Projects Database
Database of "over 5000 built and unrealized projects from various
architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is
the main theme of this database." Lists by person and town;
searchable. Useful reference tool for dates and locations.
http://www.archinform.net/index.htm?ID=p1vNr618hQIROxwv
archiV
- die architektendatenbank
"archiV is a databank for the german speaking area. it contains
addresses, lists of projects and supplies biographical and project
information." Can search by architect and project type.
http://www.workshop-archiv.de/
ArtSource
A diverse collection of networked resources on art and architecture.
It includes original materials submitted by librarians, artists,
art historians, etc. It also includes links to selected image collections.
http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html
Cities
and Buildings Database
Images of buildings in more than 30 countries. Access is geographically
arranged. The aim is to create an electronic image archive on "Cities
and Architecture."
http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/index.html
Environmental
Impact Statement Collection
Database of citations to the Environmental Impact Statements held
by Northwestern University's Transportation Library -- said to be
nearly all the EIS's issued by federal agencies since 1969. The
statements are available for loan for a fee. 12/98
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/searcheis.html
Great
Buildings Collection Online
Information and images of 750 buildings. Information includes architect,
location, date, building type, and print resources on the building.
http://www.artifice.com/gbc/buildings.html
High-Rise
Buildings Database
Compiled by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. "Data
on thousands of tall buildings: the latest facts and statistics,
visual images and video, and listings of professional firms linked
to specific buildings and specialty categories." Differential
access for Council members/non-members [one search produced 3 hits
for non-members, 64 hits for members].
http://www.ctbuh.org/
Historic
American Building Survey/ Historic American Engineering Record
"The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic
American Engineering Record (HAER) collections document achievements
in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States through
a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies.
As of March 1998, America's built environment has been recorded
through surveys containing more than 363,000 measured drawings,
large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000
historic structures and sites dating from the seventeenth to the
twentieth century."
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/
National
Register of Historic Places
"The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official
list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under
the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register
is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and
private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic
and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include
districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant
in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and
culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park
Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior."
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/
Renaissance
and Baroque Architecture (images)
"The images included in this collection were scanned from slides
taken by Professor C. W. Westfall and used in his survey course,
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (ARH 102), University of Virginia,
School of Architecture, Department of Architectural History. They
are organized according to his course syllabus."
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/index.html
SPIRO,
Architecture Image Library, Query Form
With over 55,000 digital images (and growing each year), this site
is invaluable for image identification and source information. Topical
areas include: architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and
city views, fine arts, minor arts, material culture. Searchable
by architect and building name, building types, building materials,
building components.
http://shanana.berkeley.edu/spiro/
structurae:
International Database and Gallery of Structures
"structurae is an International Database and Gallery of Structures.
It is provided as a free service to engineers, as well as teachers
and students of structural engineering. This site contains contemporary
and historical information on works of structural engineering and
their designers, and firms that constructed them. The intention
is to provide a broad overview of structures and as much technical
information as reasonable." Also points to relevant print and
web materials. Searchable; browsable by designer, geographic area,
type of structure, firm, and project name.
http://www.structurae.net/
