Architecture Department E-Resources

Architectural Databases
  • AJ Buildings Library showcases thousands of exemplar projects, most from the last 20 years but including major projects back to 1900, including full project data and comprehensive architectural photographs and drawings (plans, elevation, and section).
     
  • A+t online library includes magazines, books and card packs covering affordable housing, density, mixed uses and the privatization of urban spaces, among other subjects.
     
  • ARCAT site offers the most extensive, most consistent, and most up to date CAD, BIM, and specification libraries.
     
  • Archnet is an open access, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues related to the Muslim world.
     
  • Architectural Record offers a comprehensive platform featuring news, articles, and reviews on building architecture, house design, and innovative products within the industry.
     
  • Architectour.net (AR) is a portal on International Architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries that documents works that have been built and are still existent.
     
  • Building Design(BDonline) provides around the clock news, videos, blogs, culture, reviews of the latest buildings from all corners of the world.
     
  • CumInCAD is a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design, including bibliographic information about over 12,300 records from journals and conferences.
     
  • Dwell Media is an inspiration and collaborative platform for architects, designers, and enthusiasts to share and discover inspiring design.
     
  • Interior Design Media is the global, industry-leading design publication, website and Events Company serving the interior design, architectural and facility management audiences.
     
  • JSTOR is a vast digital library that provides access to academic journals, books, and primary source materials. It is a valuable resource for in-depth research and exploration across various disciplines.
     
  • Khan Academy's Art History section offers a comprehensive and accessible way to explore the world of art, through engaging videos and interactive lessons, covering various art movements, artists, and masterpieces, making art history accessible to learners of all levels.
     
  • Structurae serves as an international database and gallery showcasing a diverse array of structures. Explore a wealth of information on bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural marvels from around the world.
     
  • USModernist is the largest open digital archive of midcentury Modernist houses in the world.
     
  • Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) is a UK organization that provides digital images and other visual arts resources free and copyright cleared for use in UK higher education and further education.
     
Academic Journals Databases
  • Academia.edu is a platform designed for researchers to share and access academic papers, articles, and research findings, providing a collaborative space for scholars to connect, share knowledge, and contribute to the global academic community.
     
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) covers over 10,000 quality open access peer-reviewed academic journals.
     
  • ScienceDirect platform stands for advance research and scholarship with the world's leading database of peer-reviewed, full-text scientific, technical and health literature.
     
  • Taylor & Francis Open Journals is full open access journals that enables to make research freely and permanently available so anyone, anywhere can read and build upon.
     
  • Wiley Online Library is a comprehensive resource designed for individuals interested in accessing high-quality information to support their decision-making across diverse fields.
     
E-Books
  • THE ARCHITECTURE OPEN LIBRARY is an exciting proposal from Links Books that supplements a traditional architecture library with new technologies.
     
E-Journals
  • Curved and Layered Structures is a journal that publishes research papers from a broad range of topics and approaches including structural mechanics, computational mechanics, engineering structures, architectural design, wind engineering, aerospace engineering, naval engineering, structural stability, structural dynamics, structural stability/reliability, experimental modeling and smart structures.
     
  • Frontiers of Architectural Research is an international journal that publishes original research papers, review articles, and case studies to promote rapid communication and exchange among scholars, architects, and engineers.
     
  • Journal of Architecture and Urbanism is a peer-review academic journal which publishes original research papers.
     
  • The Journal of Facade Design and Engineering (JFDE) presents new research results and new proven practice in the field of facade design and engineering. The goal is to improve building technologies, as well as process management and architectural design.
     
  • The Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture, and Urbanism is a dedicated platform that explores and showcases traditional approaches to building, architecture, and urban planning.
     
Magazines
  • ArchDaily is a weblog covering architectural news, projects, products, events, interviews and competitions, opinion pieces, among others, catering to architects, designers and other interested parties.
     
  • Architectural Record was founded in 1891, Architectural Record is the #1 source for news and information about architecture and design.
     
  • Designboom is based in milan, beijing and new york and has gained a global reach of 3.5 million readers and 450,000 newsletter subscribers.
     
  • Dezeen is the world's most popular and influential architecture and design magazine, and the winner of numerous awards for journalism and publishing.
     
  • The Architectural Review is a monthly international architectural magazine. Its articles cover the built environment – which includes landscape, building design, interior design and urbanism – as well as theory of these subjects.