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This guide, started in 1993, is posted to the UNLV Libraries Architecture Studies Library page
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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.
This Architecture Internet Database is very extensive.
Scroll down, use ->EDIT ->FIND , or the hotkeys Control F to search within these pages.
a/e ProNet [http://www.aepronet.org]
Home study "courses that meet AIA and State Licensing Board requirements, including Health, Safety and Welfare standards" in the area of risk management. 1/2000
A/E/C Training Technologies [http://www.aectraining.com]
Mostly in-house training packages. One CD training unit available. 1/2000
Accredited Programs in Landscape Architecture [http://www.asla.org/Schools.aspx]
Last accessed 9/08. Updated 10/08.
ACSA: U.S. and Canadian Schools with Professional Degree Programs [https://www.acsa-arch.org/home.aspx]
"The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is a nonprofit, membership association founded in 1912 to advance the quality of architectural education." Accessed 06/08
Agents of Change [http://aoc.uoregon.edu/]
Successor to the Vital Signs project. Teaching exercises; case studies in the workshop section. Links to additional case studies coming from the Vital Signs project are at http://aoc.uoregon.edu/case_studies/index.shtml. Case studies coming from the environmental controls class 1999-2008 are at http://www.uoregon.edu/~hof/ 06/08
AIA Trust Self-Assessment Tests [http://www.theaiatrust.com/learning.html]
"In cooperation with AIA/CES, the AIA Trust is pleased to provide opportunities for AIA Members to earn learning units in areas that relate to the activities of the Trust" (i.e. insurance and finanace). Tests are online. 1/2000, 6/2008
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Program [http://www.aia.org/conted/]
In addition to a description of the program (CES -- Continuing Education System) and general information about continuing education requirements, the AIA site currently lists three courses from that can be taken online (variable pricing for members, non-members). The AIA site also lists other certified providers, as well as opportunities for self-study. In addition, the articles from Architecture Record that constitute the AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education Series are available online
American Institute of Building Design [http://www.aibd.org/for_professionals/continued_education.html]
The AIBD Continuing Education Program: policy, CEU providers, and list of videos for rental. 1/2000
Architect Studio 3d [http://www.architectstudio3d.org]
Guides students age 11-14 in designing a home, based on principles espoused by Frank Lloyd Wright. 11/05
Architectural Association School of Architecture, London [http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/]
"The Architectural Association is both a learned society and a school of architecture." Last accessed 9/08.
Architectural Models [http://www.architecturalmodel.net/]
Extensive online course on building models. Some sections are free, others are for a fee. "Virtual museum" of models. 11/00, 6/2008.
Architecture for Kids at Loggia [http://www.loggia.com/designarts/architecture/kids.html]
Links to sites "exploring architecture for kids and educators." 9/02
Architecture School : Sundance Channel Reality Show [http://www.sundancechannel.com/architecture-school/]
"A six-part series which follows a group of students at Tulane University as they submit competing designs for an affordadable home in Katrina-battered New Orleans". Accessed 8/08
archKIDtecture [http://www.archkidecture.org/]
Includes reading list, projects, kids blog, links to teaching sites and more. "archKIDecture was established in 1996 to encourage visual literacy and explain math, science and visual arts concepts through the medium of architecture." 4/07
ArchNet Course Syllabi [http://archnet.org/courses/]
Syllabi and bibliographies for courses on Islamic and middle east architecture and planning, primarily from MIT and University of Texas Austin. 7/02
Arizona State University, College of Design [http://design.asu.edu/]
Academic info, plus student galleries and community projects.
Association of Architecture School Librarians [http://www.architecturelibrarians.org/]
Directory of architecture librarians and libraries. 11/07
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.
Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning [http://www.bsu.edu/cap]
Includes information on their Educating Architects for a Sustainable Environment project such as implementation strategies and curricula. 8/98
Cad Institute [http://www.cadinstitute.com]
AutoCad course via the Internet, available for credit, or non-credit, through Murray State University. An AIA/CES Provider. 1/2000
Cal Poly Pomona Center for Regenerative Studies [http://www.csupomona.edu/~crs/]
Interdisciplinary program to "advance the principles of environmentally sustainable living." Environmental design is one of the disciplines included. 9/06
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo [http://www.calpoly.edu/~sede/greencalpoly.html]
Sustainable Design Curricula, interdisciplinary. 9/06
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Environmental Design [http://www.csupomona.edu/~env/]
Last accessed 1/03.
Carnegie Mellon [http://www.arc.cmu.edu]
Last accessed 1/03.
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture Sustainable Design Program [http://www.arc.cmu.edu/cmu/about_sa/defining_interests.jsp?id=7]
Course list, definitions, list of faculty. 9/06
Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE) [http://www.cubekc.org/lessons.html]
Materials catalog and lesson plans designed to teach kids about architecture, planning and communities. 9/02, 6/08.
Centre for Education in the Built Environment [http://www.cebe.heacademy.ac.uk/]
"CEBE is one of 24 Subject Centres which comprise the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), funded by the four UK Higher Education funding bodies. The Network was established in January 2000 to promote high quality learning, teaching and assessment practices in UK Higher Education. The primary purpose of CEBE is to provide discipline based support for learning and teaching in the built environment subject communities of Architecture, Town Planning, Landscape, Building and Surveying." Resources for the subjects, plus teaching tools. 7/02
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Architecture [http://www.arch.cuhk.edu.hk]
Under construction. Some information and images (under "Architectural Information Systems") on housing in China and Hong Kong; students' gallery.
Construction Executive [http://www.constructionexecutive.com]
"A career advancement and leadership development center for CEOs, executives and emerging leaders in the architecture, engineering and construction industry." 4/03
Cooper Union Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture [http://archweb.cooper.edu/]
Last accessed 1/03.
Cornell College of Architecture, Art and Planning [http://www.aap.cornell.edu]
Last accessed 1/03.
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
Dalhousie University Architecture & Planning [http://www.dal.ca/architecture]
"Information on the school's architecture and planning programs, and on Faculty research."
Dissertations Underway on Architectural History [http://faculty.washington.edu/jn/diss.htm]
Last accessed 1/03.
Distance.GradSchools.com [http://distance.gradschools.com/engineering_distance.html]
Listing of grad programs in many areas, you can select lists of programs for architecture engineering, architecure, building science, landscape architecture, and more. Note: search for interior design under Fine Arts. 4/07
Education for Sustainability Profiles [http://www.secondnature.org/efs/efs_profiles.htm]
Profiles of sustainability initiatives of higher education institutions. Listed by institution and by type of project (including sustainability research). Searchable. 6/99
Education Programs -- Architecture in the Classroom [http://www.phlf.org/education-department/]
List of class project suggestions from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. 9/02
Florence Design Academy [http://www.florencedesignacademy.com/]
Information on the courses (including masters level) the school offers in interior, industrial, and graphic design. Includes a gallery of student work. 4/03
Gradschools.com [http://www.gradschools.com/]
Search by program (e.g. architecture, landscape architecture, etc.), limit geographically. Distance learning programs included. 2/00
Graduate Degree Programs in Architectural History [http://www.sah.org/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=61&meid=15]
Listed alphabetically by school; degrees offered, areas of study, faculty in architectural history program, and student information. 3/00
Green Building Research Center (GBRC) University of California, Berkeley [http://greenbuildings.berkeley.edu/]
"Created in 2004 to to advance and promote sustainable building design and operation on the UC Berkeley campus" 2/07
Harvard University Graduate School of Design Home Page [http://www.gsd.harvard.edu]
School information, selected faculty and graduate student projects/research, and other information such as the library section.
Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism [http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/courses/arch170/]
Syllabi, lecture notes, links to images (or info about images) for this UC - Berkeley architectural history class. 2/00
Hong Kong University Department of Architecture [http://arch.hku.hk]
Includes information on their computer-based research projects. 8/98
Illinois Institute of Technology [http://www.arch.iit.edu/]
The College of Architecture is housed in three buildings designed by Mies. (collections inlcude "Mies at the GRC Architecture Library")Last accessed 7/08.
Information Competencies for Students in Design Disciplines [http://www.arlisna.org/resources/onlinepubs/informationcomp.pdf]
"Compiles a list of core information literacy skills for students, divided into basic, intermediate and advanced skills in each design discipline. Serves as an aid to librarians as they strive to define and delimit information literacy skills for students in design discipines. Updated with additions: July 2007."
JustColleges.com [http://www.justcolleges.com/elearn/index.phtml?el=e_architecture.htm]
The elearning section lists institutions that have online courses or degrees available. 11/02
Kent State University School of Architecture and Environmental Design [http://www.saed.kent.edu/SAED]
Gallery of faculty and student work, faculty profiles, program information.
Landscape Architecture Image Resource (LAIR) [http://www.lair.umd.edu/default.htm]
"The LAIR Website has been designed to foster active, collaborative learning and encourage community building across a variety of campuses serving landscape architecture education." 4/09
McGill University School of Architecture [http://www.mcgill.ca/architecture/]
Last accessed 4/05
MIT OpenCourseWare Architecture [http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/index.htm]
Syllabi, student projects, readings, assignments etc. for many undergraduate and graduate courses. 11/05
MIT School of Architecture and Planning [http://sap.mit.edu/]
Last accessed 1/03.
MIT World [http://mitworld.mit.edu/]
On-demand videos of public events at MIT. Architecture is one of the categories. 11/05
National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB) [http://www.naab.org/]
Mission, history, accredited programs, terms and rules, conditions for accreditation, and affiliated links. 3/99
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards [http://www.ncarb.org/continuinged/index.html]
CE regulations for each state, information on the Professional Development Program, and on the IDP Mentor Program. 12/01
National Preservation Institute [http://www.npi.org/]
Seminars are listed, with course descriptions and locations noted. No online coursework available. 1/2000
New Jersey Institute of Technology [http://architecture.njit.edu//]
Last accessed 1/03.
NewSchool of Architecture and Design [http://www.newschoolarch.edu]
Architectural college in San Diego California, New School of Architecture and Design fosters students based on the concept of architectural internship. 5/04
Oxford School of the Built Environment [http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/be/!]
Last accessed 6/04.
PhDiA: resource center for doctoral education in architecture and environmental design [http://www.phdia.org/PhDiAmore/]
PhDiA is a resource center and organization for doctoral education in architecture and environmental design. PhDiA members include university faculty, doctoral students, and professionals. "PhDiA was established to provide a forum for discussion of issues related to the education of doctoral students in architecture. PhDiA sponsors a peer-reviewed journal and supports regular conferences.
11/08
Preserve/Net: The Preservationist's Resource [http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/links.html]
Links in 26 categories. information on education, organizations, jobs, conferences, products and services.
Princeton School of Architecture [http://soa.princeton.edu/01sch/sch_frame.html]
Last accessed 7/08.
Record TV - Archtectural Record [http://archrecord.construction.com/architecturevideo/]
Architectural Record's "videos, produced by RECORD’s own award-winning editors, are meant to inspire, inform, and entertain. We offer seven different channels, including “My City” where noted designers take us on tours of their favorite buildings, as well as “Record Homes,” “Good Design Is Good Business,” and more". 10/08
Rice School of Architecture [http://arch.rice.edu/modules/indexwin.php]
Programs, courses, facilities, publications.
San Francisco Institute of Architecture [http://www.SFIA.net]
Last accessed 1/03.
San Francisco Institute of Architecture Eco Distance Learning [http://www.sfia.net/ecodistancelearning.asp]
Distance education courses in ecological design, planning and construction. 10/06, updated9/08
Southern California Institute of Architecture SCI-Arc [http://www.sciarc.edu]
Includes student projects. "Founded in 1972, SCI-Arc was as a radical alternative to the conventional system of architectural education. Architect and educator Ray Kappe—formerly the chair of Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona, and director of SCI-Arc until 1987—leased an industrial building in Santa Monica, and, with a group of six faculty members and 75 students, started what they initially called the "New School," based on the concept of a "college without walls." Shelly Kappe, Ahde Lahti, Thom Mayne, Bill Simonian, Glen Small and Jim Stafford were among the founding faculty." Last updated 7/08.
Spatial Perception in Virtual Environments: Evaluating an Architectural Application [http://www.hitl.washington.edu/publications/henry/]
University of Washington master's thesis by Daniel Henry. 10/99
Syracuse University School of Architecture [http://soa.syr.edu/]
Includes student and faculty work, an image library, course syllabi, dean's message, newsletters etc. Last accessed 7/08.
Teaching Resources - Association of Colegiate Schools of Architecture [https://www.acsa-arch.org/faculty/teachingresources.aspx]
Sharing teaching resources such as "a report of the second AIAS task force on studio culture". 11/08
ThinkQuest: Library: Architecture [http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=121]
ThinkQuest has periodic competitions to create web sites, which are then posted to ThinkQuest. Architecture web sites cover cities [e.g. Chicago], buildings [e.g. Taj Mahal], history [e.g. Architecture through the Ages], and more. 5/04
University of Aukland, School of Architecture Property and Planning [http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz]
Information about the University of Auckland school, ftp offerings, individuals' home pages, a virtual study tour (which includes computer constructions or reconstructions of various buildings such as the Barcelona Pavilion and the Hadrianic Baths at Leptis Magna), and a student gallery with student modelling and rendering projects.
University of California Berkeley College of Environmental Design School of Architecture [http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/]
Descriptions of areas of study, including "Building Science" (which studies "environmental quality in buildings" and "Environmental Design in Developing Countries." 10/06
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Architecture & Urban Design [http://www.gsaup.ucla.edu/]
Urban simulation team projects, class projects, faculty and student home pages.
University of Georgia School of Environmental Design [http://www.sed.uga.edu]
Last accessed 1/03.
University of Hawaii School of Architecture [http://web1.arch.hawaii.edu]
Program descriptions, honors and awards, list of faculty.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture [http://www.arch.uiuc.edu]
Last accessed 1/03.
University of Illinois Imaging Systems Laboratory East St. Louis Action Research Project [http://www.eslarp.uiuc.edu]
East Saint Louis Project: "a series of planning proposals and some concrete examples of design and planning responses."
University of Kansas, Lawrence. School of Architecture and Urban Design [http://www.saud.ku.edu]
Last accessed 1/03.
University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture [http://umanitoba.ca/staff/]
Research news and events: http://umanitoba.ca/research/research_news_events.html. Last accessed 7/08.
University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning [http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/]
Courses, faculty information, student work samples. 6/05
University of Miami School of Architecture [http://www.arc.miami.edu]
Information on the school, local architecture ("Arquitectura Tropicana"), a virtual gallery of students' work, courseware (of particular interest may be the online course "Digital Design Studio"), faculty books in print, research (e.g. New South Dade Planning Charette) and other information.
University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning [http://www.caup.umich.edu]
Requires graphics browser.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Construction Engineering & Management [http://www.cem.egr.unlv.edu/]
Last accessed 1/03.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture [http://architecture.unlv.edu/]
Last accessed 7/08
University of New South Wales Faculty of the Built Environment [http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au]
Includes computer tutorials in the online learning section. 5/99
University of Oregon School of Architecture [http://aaa.uoregon.edu/]
05/07
University of Oregon, Department of Landscape Architecture, Design/Build Program [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~sij/designbuild.html]
Information on the department and their projects (including images).
University of South Australia School of Natural and Built Environments [http://www.unisa.edu.au/nbe/default.asp]
Last accessed 6/04.
University of Southern California School of Architecture [http://www.usc.edu/dept/architecture]
Introductions to the faculty, information on courses and degree programs, and links to student home pages.
University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture [http://soa.utexas.edu/sustainabledesign/intro]
Sustainable design programs. 10/06
University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning [http://www.arch.utah.edu/]
Last accessed 6/07
University of Virginia School of Architecture [http://minerva.acc.Virginia.EDU/~arch]
Online course materials, some of which are accessible off campus, full-text research reports, student homepages and portfolios. Syllabus and lectures for Introduction to Structural Design: http://urban.arch.Virginia.EDU/~km6e/arch324
University of Wales, Cardiff, Welsh School of Architecture [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/]
Programs in architecture, planning, construction and landscape design. Last accessed 7/08.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee [http://www.uwm.edu/sarup/]
Includes student projects. Their Architecture PHD Program in Environment-Behavior Studies is described at http://www.uwm.edu/sarup/phd
Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies [http://www.caus.vt.edu]
Links to abstracts of dissertations by the students in the Environmental Design & Planning doctoral program. 8/98
Visiting Experts : lectures from Ontario College of Art & Design [http://www.ocad.ca/about_ocad/news_events/visiting_experts.htm]
"Notable artists and designers, scholars, researchers and theorists share their thought-provoking ideas and experiences". Last accessed 7/08
Vital Signs [http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/]
Curricumlum materials project to develop teaching and resource materials for architecture students' study of lighting and mechanical systems. No longer an active page, but useful for the case studies. 11/05
Washington University School of Architecture, St. Louis, Missouri [http://www.arch.wustl.edu]
Includes course descriptions and materials, information on student organizations, etc. Last accessed 7/08
World Lecture Hall: Architecture / Building [http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/browse.cfm]
Follow the link to Architecture/building. Links to syllabi, essays, lecture notes and images of seven architecture courses from Columbia, MIT, University of Oregon, Syracuse, and the University of Virginia. Last accessed 7/08.
Yestermorrow Design/Build School (Warren, Vermont) [http://www.yestermorrow.org]
Professional short-courses and workshops, featuring hands-on experience.
