ARCHITECTURE

The elements of style : an encyclopedia of domestic architectural detail
NA2850 .E445 2005 DAAP Reference

Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction

This serves as a good starting point for architectural terms, styles and people. Especially useful are lengthy articles on building types covering their history and characteristics. A bibliography follows each article.

NA31 .E59 1988  v. 1-5   DAAP Reference

Encyclopedia of Associations and Information Sources for Architects, Designers, and Engineers

Provides an overview of information sources, including professional associations, databases, government resources, and WWW links of value to the profession.

NA 62.B35 1998

Encyclopedia of Interior Design

Provides articles on designers, building types and materials

NK1165.E48 1997

Encyclopedia of 20 th Century Architecture

A three-volume set that provides an overview of important buildings, architects and theories of the 20 th century.

NA680.E495 2004 DAAP Reference

The Encyclopedia of North American Architecture

Encyclopedia of the Vernacular Architecture of the World

Provides an overview of world architecture with sections devoted to Asia, Latin America, Australasia, Oceania, the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia. Illustrations, maps and an extensive bibliography are provided.

NA208.E53 1997 DAAP Reference

International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture

Features over 500 architects and 400 buildings and sites that have figured prominently in Western architectural history.   Entries include biographical information, signed critical essays as well as illustrations

NA40.I48 1993 DAAP Reference

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects

Biographies of over 2400 architects and firms from ancient Egypt to present day. Covers architects born before 1931 or already deceased. A chronological list of works and a brief bibliography follow each article. An index of over 30,00 architectural works is at the end of the last volume

NA40 .M25 1982  v. 1-4   DAAP Reference

Oxford Reference Online

This online resource provides access to the following publications in art and architecture: Dictionary of Architecture , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms , The Oxford Dictionary of Art , A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art and , The Oxford Companion to Western Art

Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture

This is considered the standard reference work on architectural history. It is profusely illustrated with drawings, plans and photographs. Its very detailed index makes it a valuable reference for concise identification of architectural styles and characteristics.

NA200 .F63 1987   DAAP Reference