General Sources

Reserve Materials:
Materials for this course on Reserve in Lamson Library

Basic Reference Books:

Packard, Robert T. Encyclopedia of American Architecture. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1995.

Placzek, Adolf K., Ed. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. New York : Free Press, c1982.

Turner, Jane., Ed. The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, 1996.

Wilkes, Joseph A., Ed. Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction. New York: Wiley, 1988.

Periodical Literature:

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
The only comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design, the Avery Index now surveys more than 2,500 U.S. and foreign periodicals covering archeology; historic preservation; architecture; history of architecture; architectural design; interior design; city planning; landscape architecture; furniture and decoration; and urban planning.

Use these databases:
FirstSearch includes the following:
New York Times Index
P.A.I.S (Public Affairs Information Service) International
Social Sciences Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts

Christian Science Monitor
Note: Use this index and get the article on microfiche in the library.

NewsBank
Full-text newspaper articles. This will only work from the computers in the Reference Area of the library.

Periodicals in Lamson Library you should be familiar with:

Architectural Record is the leading professional magazine edited for architects, project owners and their consultants. It is the worldwide leader among architectural publications for over one hundred years. It is also read by corporate and government owners, builders, as well as college, faculty and students. Architectural Record presents designs from the world’s outstanding architects. Staffed by professional editors, most of whom have architectural backgrounds.

Architectural Design

The New York Times Index:

Use the New York Times Index in print (in the Index Area of the library) to find references to articles about building projects while they were under construction. You’ll find all of the articles on microfilm in the periodicals area of the library.

WEB Sites:

ADAM
ADAM, the Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway, is a searchable catalogue of 1509 Internet resources that have been carefully selected and catalogued by professional librarians for the benefit of the UK Higher Education community.
Architecture Studies Library (Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas)
ArtLex (art dictionary)
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library
Brief Biographies of American Architects (who died between 1897 and 1947)
Cities/Buildings Image Database (digitized images of cities and buildings from around the world)
CUPOLA
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS RELATING TO AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 1897 - 1995
The Great Buildings Collection
International Archive of Women in Architecture
Internet Art Resources
The Mother of All Art and Art History Links
The Pritzker Architecture Prize
The Society of Architectural Historians

Part I: Elements of Architectural Form and History

WEB Sites:

Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America
Includes photographs from 1935-1955 by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner. The Gottscho-Schleisner Collection is comprised of over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures. Subjects are concentrated chiefly in the northeastern United States, especially the New York City area, and Florida.

Part II: The Later Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (1865-1920)

WEB Sites:

All-Wright Site
Presents information on architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). Includes biographical information and lists of related books and CD-ROMs. Provides a guide to sites related to Wright’s buildings, arranged geographically by state. Offers access to related organizations, Wright quotations, and an architecture guide. Links to other architecture-related resources.

Art Nouveau Architecture Links from Google

Frank Lloyd Wright

Partial contents: Photographs — Other art works — List of structures — Photos and quotes — Sources — A quote — Links to other Wright sites — 120th birthday page.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Welcome to the official site of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The Foundation’s World Headquarters are at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a summer campus at Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin, USA. This site is designed to provide current information about the Foundation’s programs and resources on the legacy of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The site has three menu levels branching out from this home page. The red square Frank Lloyd Wright logo appears on every page and clicking on it at any time will return you to this home page. For feedback, follow the Copyrights link below.

Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932
Presents the online exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932. Notes that the physical exhibition was held at the Madison Gallery in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress from November 14, 1996 until February 15, 1997. Contains an overview and introduction to the exhibit. Features five projects that Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 - 1959) developed in the 1920s including a prototypical suburb, resorts, an automobile objective, and a desert retreat. Lists the staff. Explains that the online exhibit was organized by the Library of Congress, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

The Gamble House: Charles and Henry Greene

The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, is an example of American Arts and Crafts style architecture. The house and furnishings were designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908. The house, which is owned and operated by the University of Southern California, is open for public tours.

Hollyhock House

Hollyhock House, located in Hollywood, California, is the second structure built in the state by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1921, the House was originally part of a larger project commissioned by theatre patron and oil heiress Aline Barnsdall. Only three of the proposed eight structures were built and two remain today. The name of the house is derived from the decorative motif that adorns it.

The Wright Web Guide
Presents an annotated directory to online information resources for the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Includes color photos and floor plans of many of his major architectural commissions, including the Larkin Building, Guggenheim Museum, and Fallingwater. Offers links to other Wright and architecture-related sites on the Web, including Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Dana Thomas Residence home page, and a self-guided tour of the Marin County Civic Center, among others.

Part III: The International Style, Response and Alternatives

WEB Sites:

(Charles Edouard Jeanneret) LE CORBUSIER
Le Corbusier
Search “The Great Buildings Online”

Part IV: Transformation and Emigration of the Modern Movement From the End of World War II to 1970

WEB Sites:

Denise Scott Brown
Louis I. Kahn
Robert Venturi
Robert Venturi: Pritzker Prize Laureate
Robert Venturi has been described as one of the most original talents in contemporary architecture. He has also been credited with saving modern architecture from itself. He has done this by being eloquent verbally with his writings and visually with the forms of his buildings. Like other Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates before him, he is a writer, a teacher, an artist and philosopher, as well as an architect.

Part V: Pluralism From 1970 to the Present

WEB Sites:

Frank O. Gehry
Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
Richard Meier

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