Welcome to the Architecture Research Guide! This guide features library (and some non-library) resources that will support your research. Please let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions! Also, feel free to email me or schedule an appointment to discuss your research or any questions that you might have.
-- Ann Holderfield, Art & Architecture Librarian/Director of the Gunnin Architecture Library
*Note: I have changed the navigation of this page from top to side and am updating some of the pages. Please let me know if you can't find a resource.
This is a database of materials used in building, design, fashion, packaging, architecture, and even automotive engineering. The Library contains everything from powders and coatings, to fibers and textiles, and 3D filaments to in-mold technology.
Building Types Online: International contemporary buildings organized by type with over 5,000 drawings, 2,000 photos, 850 case studies, and 120+ thematic articles with extensive search options. High-quality technical drawings and downloadable vector-based plans from the Birkhäuser program on building types. Updated annually.
Architectural & urbanism projects from 30 years of DETAIL magazine coverage. 3,000+ international project entries, with detailed design drawings. Updated with projects from each new issue of DETAIL. Several search options; all projects available for download. (PDF access not compatible with Chrome browser.)
: Audiovisual Archive of Contemporary Architecture -- Video archive of contemporary architecture from across the world. Interviews with designers and walk-throughs of their buildings.
View our guide to learn more about the collection. You can check out 5 samples to take with you, scan the QR codes to access more info in the database, and more.
View our guide to learn more about the collection. You can check out 5 samples to take with you, scan the QR codes to access more info in the database, and more.
View our guide to learn more about the collection. You can check out 5 samples to take with you, scan the QR codes to access more info in the database, and more.
