Resources for Architecture

Subject Librarian: School of the Environment

Mairi Robb
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Mairi Robb

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Landscape architecture. v. 102: no. 5 (2012: May)
Great Britain. First Secretary of State The Building Regulations 2000 : Fire safety: Approved Document B. Volume 2, Buildings other than dwellinghouses. B1, Means of warning and escape; B2, Internal fire spread (linings); B3, Internal fire spread (structure); B4, External fire spread; B5, Access and facilities for the fire service.
Great Britain. First Secretary of State The Building Regulations 2000 : Ventilation: Approved Document F. F1, Means of ventilation.
Great Britain. First Secretary of State The Building Regulations 2000 : Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency: Approved Document G. G1, Cold water suppy; G2, Water efficiency; G3, Hot water supply and systems; G4, Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities; G5, Bathrooms; G6, Kitchen and food preparation areas.
Great Britain. First Secretary of State The Building Regulations 2000 : Fire safety: Approved Document B. Volume 1, Dwellinghouses. B1, Means of warning and escape; B2, Internal fire spread (linings); B3, Internal fire spread (structure); B4, External fire spread; B5, Access and facilities for the fire service.
CrossSearch
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  Use the box below to search Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CSA), Google Image Search, JSTOR, SCOPUS and University of Dundee Library catalogue.

Electronic resources password information

Internet databases
- ADIT: Art and Design Index to Theses (including architecture) "The first comprehensive index of postgraduate research theses in art and design in the UK. Includes abstracts."
- Art Full Text . Off campus select Shibboleth login, then the UK Higher Education group and then the University of Dundee.
- AVERY. Coverage includes urban planning, landscape architecture and historic preservation.
- Barbour Product Search: fully searchable database of products and suppliers, including images, case studies, technical data, catalogues, news and project data.
- Ethos: British Library Electronic Theses Online
- IHS Technical indexes (Construction Information Service). Full text British/European standards; also selected full text documents from TRL, BRE, CIRIA, TRADA, IStructE, and other relevant organisations.
- Material Explorer: free database of materials, products and finishes from Materia in the Netherlands
- RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue: a major source of information on architecture and the allied arts, construction technology, design, environmental studies and planning research. It indexes journal articles from over 300 of the world's most respected architectural periodicals and list books, exhibition catalogues, technical reports and audio-visual material acquired by the RIBA Library.
- SCOPUS . Journals index with abstracts.
  Scopus is the world's largest database of scientific literature. Updated daily, it includes the abstracts and cited references of over 14,000 titles from more than 4,000 international publishers
Subject gateways
- Intute: Internet resources for Architecture
- Intute: Internet resources about the environment
- Virtual Training Suite: Internet skills tutorials and subject-related links [Architecture]
- Virtual Training Suite: Internet skills tutorials and subject-related links [The Environment]
- National Building Specification Resources: subject gateway for Architecture, Engineering and Building (part of RIBA Enterprises)
Maps
- Digimap: online Ordnance Survey maps and mapping data. Login via UK Federation.
- Digimap on YouTube: official user guides from YouTube
- Historic Digimap: Ordnance Survey maps dating from 1843-1996. Login via UK Federation.
- Gazetteer for Scotland
- National Library of Scotland maps: historic maps of Scotland
- NLS maps with historical overlays: geo-referenced historical maps overlaid upon Google maps, satellite and terrain layers (from the National Library of Scotland)
Other internet resources
- Electronic books
- Architecture Media Architecture journals from Australia, some of which are freely available
- Arts on Film Featuring 20th century British art as well as important architecture, theatre, poetry and dance
- Box of Broadcasts. "BoB is an off-air recording and media archive service. BoB is available to staff and students of member institutions of the British Universities Film & Video Council that hold an ERA+ licence. This TV scheduling service allows you to record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days as well as retrieving programmes from the last seven days from a selected list of recorded channels." Type 'University of Dundee' then login with your username and password.
- Bridgeman Education. "Bridgeman Education database offers access to over 200,000 images. Images should not be made available on the internet or used for publication or lectures outside the University of Dundee. All downloaded images from Bridgeman should have the following credit "Copyright The Bridgeman Art Library - London, New York, Paris." For off campus access click on Login, then on login via UK Access Management Federation, and enter University of Dundee.
- Capital Collections: the Image Library of Edinburgh City Libraries and Museums and Galleries
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh's sketches of Northern Italy from Glasgow School of Art
- Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1840-1940
- Index to theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees. A comprehensive listing of theses accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.
- Institute of Civil Engineers Virtual Library: full text access to ICE journals 1836-2001
- Links to Architecture Magazines (Links to individual journals are available on the web page, and can be provided, but many are on this website)
- NEXIS. Includes online UK and international newspapers.
- RIBA product selector : building product information online
- SCRAN - Scottish Cultural Resources Network. A digital cultural and historical resource. Select Shibboleth login, then the University of Dundee, and login with your username and password.
- The Scottish Ironwork Foundation
- Art Libraries UCABLIS: union catalogue of art books in libraries in Scotland
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery: NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 550,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more........Images may be freely downloaded for personal, research, and study purposes only

Architectural blogs
- BLDGBLOG: "Architectural conjecture, urban speculation, landscape futures"
- Entschwindet und Vergeht : from GSA architecture graduate Douglas Murphy
- Architecture List: "A directory of great architectures"
- Arcilook: "Architecture of the future", with links to architectural images
- Pruned: landscape architecture and related fields
- A daily dose of architecture from New York City
- Architecture + Urban Design + Sustainability = Getting back to the roots(a blog from India)

Links to architects' practices
- Links to local architects' practices
- Links to international architects' practices

Organisations

Architecture/Built environment related links