Architecture and Building

RESOURCES BY TOPIC

Topics covered by this guide include architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture. Types of listings range from discussion groups to electronic publications to databases -- and of course a wide variety of websites. This is a selective guide. Links to more comprehensive link collections are included. For some topics just one or two sites with good links to the net resources in that topic are listed. Although the emphasis is on quality sites, sometimes sites that are currently not well-developed but show promise of being so are included.

This guide, started in 1993, is posted to the UNLV Libraries Architecture Studies Library page [/arch/rsrce/webresources/index.php]. Additions and corrections, as well as suggestions for categories, can be sent to Jeanne Brown (jeanne.brown@unlv.edu), head of the UNLV Architecture Studies Library. Permission is granted to use this material for non-commercial purposes, provided the author (Jeanne Brown) is credited.
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Resources for: Associations (selected list)

ACADIA - Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture [http://www.acadia.org]
Information including membership info, officers, steering committee, author/title index to the Acadia Quarterly and their proceedings 1981-96, and a conference paper database (1992, 1993) for the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture.

Accredited Programs in Landscape Architecture [http://www.asla.org/Schools.aspx]
Last accessed 9/08. Updated 10/08.

AIA Components [http://www.aia.org/components_map]
The American Institute of Architects is composed of some 300 component organizations (chapters). Their site provides
a component map of the United States and it's territories with links to resepective organizations. 06/08

AIA Las Vegas [http://www.aialasvegas.org/]
Last accessed 1/03. 06/08

AIAS (American Institute of Architects Students) [http://www.aias.org/]
Information on their magazine, conference, officers. Links to chapters and allied organizations. 7/98, 6/08

American Cultural Resources Association [http://www.acra-crm.org]
Established in 1995, this is a "business/professional organization for people working in historic preservation, architectural history, architectural anthropology, and landscape architecture." 6/08.

American Institute of Architects (AIA) [http://www.aia.org]
8/06

American Institute of Graphic Arts [http://www.aiga.org]
AIGA, the professional association for design, is the "place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information" Last accessed 1/03.

American Iron & Steel Institute [http://www.steel.org]
"Steelworks, the online resource for steel" includes applications in residential construction such as a thermal design guide and residential steel construction directory.

American Planning Association [http://www.planning.org]
Includes a chronological and topical index to their Planning Advisory Service.

American Public Gardens Association [http://www.publicgardens.org/]
"Founded in 1940 as the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA), the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) adopted a new name in 2006."Last accessed 6/08.

American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI) [http://www.asai.org/]
Non-profit international professional organization of architectural illustrators. 6/08

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) [http://www.asid.org]
8/06

American Society of Landscape Architects [http://www.asla.org]
Variety of information on the profession, including jobs, professional practice networks, accredited education programs, and more. 3/09

Architectural Associations, Organizations and Research Institutes [http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/archassn.html]
Maintained and updated by the UNLV Architecture Studies Library. 11/08.

Architectural Research Centers Consortium [http://www.arccweb.org/]
"An international consortium of architecture research centers committed to the expansion of research culture and infrastructure in architecture and related design disciplines." List of publications, and some online discussion papers. 7/98

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture [http://www.acsa-arch.org]
ACSA is composed of US and Canadian schools with professional architecture programs. Links to member school web sites.

Building Technology Educators' Society (BTES) [http://www.btesonline.org/index.html]
"The Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES) is an organization of architectural educators, passionate about teaching the technology of building design and construction." 10/09

Council for Interior Design Education [http://www.accredit-id.org/]
This group accredits academic programs in interior design. The site contains a list of accredited programs, and information on the accrediting process. Formerly called "Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research (FIDER)" 2/01

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture [http://www.thecela.org/]
Information about the council, history of the organization etc.. 4/07

Friends of Schinkel [http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/g126/peikx001]
Information on the society founded April 6, 1995, a newsletter, and (soon) a biography, chronology, bibliography and articles -- on Schinkel.

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America [http://www.iesna.org]
About the IESNA, their online catalog (as of 6/25/98 the 1995/96 catalog was up), and links. 7/98

Interior Design Educators Council [http://www.idec.org/]
8/06

International Interior Design Association [http://www.iida.org]
8/06

National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB) [http://www.naab.org/]
Mission, history, accredited programs, terms and rules, conditions for accreditation, and affiliated links. 3/99

Society of Architectural Historians [http://www.sah.org]
Resources for architectural historians as well as information on the society. Substantive original material is provided by the society, such as the list of dissertations and biographical material on American architects (1897-1947). Numerous web links. "The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) is an international not-for-profit membership organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide." 7/08

Solar Energy Industries Association Members Database [http://www.seia.org/]
Solar energy products offered by members of the Solar Energy Industries Association, including photovoltaics, solar thermal building products, and solar components and materials. SEIA is a trade group for manufacturers and service suppliers.