Architecture
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URSUS, available on Mariner, is the University of Maine System’s shared online book catalog.
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodical Literature [Mariner] Guide to international scholarly and popular periodical literature of architecture and design.
BuildingGreen [Mariner] Covers a wide range of topics on sustainable design and construction. Contains news articles, product listings and project case studies.
Art Index/Art Index Retrospective [Mariner] Index to architecture literature. Retrospective covers 1929-1984; Art Index covers 1985+.
Art Full Text [Mariner] Articles on all aspects of art. Indexing 1984+; full text 1997+.
ARTstor [Mariner] Contains 300,000+ digital images of world art, architecture, design and other forms of visual
culture from museums, photo archives, slide collections, art publishers and other sources. Images can be
downloaded.
Academic Search Premier [Mariner] Full-text articles and index to scholarly and popular periodicals.
New York Times Historical [Mariner] America’s newspaper of record with important articles on architecture. Exact reproductions of entire issues of The New York Times from its first issue in 1851 up to the last two to three years. For current coverage, use LexisNexis Academic, ProQuest Newspapers, or the New York Times link.
New York Times [Mariner] Index to and full text coverage from 1999 to the present.
LexisNexis Academic [Mariner] Complete articles and indexing to many US and international newspapers.
ProQuest Newspapers [Mariner] Like LexisNexis Academic: full-text articles and indexing to US and international newspapers.
New York Times Article Archive [Mariner] Indexing for The New York Times from 1851 to the present.
New York Times Index 1952-2002 [Index Tables] NYTimes is available full-text online 1851+.
Reference Sources
Dictionary of Art 34 v. [Ref N31 D5] Covers all aspects of art and architecture. Best reference resource of its kind.
Encyclopedia of Architecture 5 v. [Ref NA31 E59] Design, engineering and construction information.
Oxford Reference Online [Mariner] Art and architecture dictionaries. See under Find articles.
Short Guide to Writing about Art [Ref/Reserve N 7476 B37 2003] A guide to writing about art as well as
architecture.
Encyclopedia of Modern Architecture [Ref NA 680 E5] Concise articles on architects and movements in the field.
Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture 3 v. [Ref NA 680 .E495] Architecture in developed world.
Encyclopedia of American Architecture [Ref NA705 P3] Key terms and movements. Illustrated.
Contemporary Architects [Ref NA 680 C625] Articles on architects from around the world with chronologies of their work.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects [Ref NA40 M25] Biographies of architects from ancient times to the present.
Who’s Who in Architecture [Ref NA 40 W48] Background on the well- and lesser-known figures in architecture.
American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia [Ref NA 705 .H36] Defines and illustrates terms that form the basic language of American architecture.
Dictionary of Architecture [Ref NA 31 .C86 & Mariner] Wide range of terms; illustrations.
Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms [Ref NA 31 .P67] Definitions and illustrations.
Dictionary of Architecture & Construction [Ref NA31 H32] Definitions of terms.
Visual Dictionary of Architecture [Ref NA 31 .C44] Definitions given a visual context.
Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture [NA 31 .C864] Biographies, terms, styles, etc.
Dictionary of Building [Ref TH9 M36] Terminology associated with the building profession.
INDEX Architecture [Ref NA 2300 .C65 I53] Columbia University’s distinctive way of looking at architecture.
Historic America [Ref NA 705 H53] Published by the Historical American Building Society, it lists historical buildings and is organized geographically.
Elements of Style [Ref NA 2850 E44] Illustrated sourcebook explaining aspects of architecture and relating them to their historical and cultural contexts.
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture [Ref Atlas Stand NA 680 P53] Illustrations and plans of modern architecture throughout the world.
World Atlas of Architecture [Ref Atlas Stand NA 200 .W67] Illustrations, diagrams, sections, plans, photographs as well as discussion of buildings and the field.
Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture [Ref N 7830 M87] Architecture and art influenced and inspired by biblical stories and Christian history and belief.
Index Architecture [Mariner] Columbia University definitions and discussion of the school’s theory and practice.
Manipulating Spaces [Ref NA 2542.4 R46] Architectural design and theory book written by UMA architecture professor, Roger Richmond.
Architecture Pack [Ref NA200 V355] Interactive “pop-up” book that highlights advances in architecture from its earliest manifestations through modernism.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine [Ref NA 730 M34 B56] Biographical sketches of architects active in Maine primarily during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Concise Encyclopedia of Interior Design [Ref NK 1165 D58] Terminology and trends associated with interior design.
Facts on File Dictionary of Design and Designers [Ref NK 1165 J47] Brief biographies of leading designers.
Technical Reference Sources
Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction [Ref TH 2031 .A84254] Guide to design,
planning and construction details.
Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards [Ref TH 2031 R35] Architectural design standards.
Illustrated.
Means Graphic Construction Standards [Ref TH 435 M428] Illustrated building convention and practice.
Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data [Ref TH 151 T55] Fundamental architectural design standards. Illustrated.
Encyclopedia of Building Technology [Ref TH 9 E48] Technical information in simple terms.
Time-Saver Standards for Building Types [Ref NA 2760 .D42] Architectural planning for buildings. Illustrated.
Time-Saver Standards for Site Planning [Ref NA 2540.5 .D4] Site development. Illustrated.
Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture [Ref SB 475.9 .S72 T55] Illustrated standards.
Solar Energy Handbook [Ref TJ 810 H35] Data for solar energy applications.
Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning [Ref NK 2110 D35] Planning, designing and detailing interior spaces. Illustrated.
Interior Graphic Standards [Ref TH 2031 .M34] Design data and project management information for commercial interiors practice.
Planning and Urban Design Standards [Ref TH 2031 .P55] Methods, principles and tools of planning.
Architecture Schools
Architecture Schools [Ref NA 2105 .G85] Descriptions of full range of US programs and degrees; lists architecture schools worldwide.
Graduate Programs in Arts and Architecture [Ref NX 284.3 .G73]
Web Resources
See Katz Library Internet Resources for a list of Web directories @ http://www.uma.edu/libraries.html.
American Institute of Architects http://www.aia.org/ Professional organization of architects.
Cyburbia http://cyburbia.org/ Extensive directory of Internet resources.
University of Nevada http://library.nevada.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/ Covers most areas of architecture.
Digital Archive of American Architecture http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/
Digitized images as well as Web links.