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Architecture education

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Advanced Building Technologies: Searchable collection of information on technologies and practices designed to improve the energy efficiency of commercial and residential buildings. Methods relate to building structure, finishes and furnishings, heating and cooling, plumbing and waterheating, lighting, load management, electricity production, ventilation and air quality, site services, and motors and equipment. Discusses the benefits, limitations, application, experience, and cost for each technology.
Author: Enermodal Engineering
Subjects: architecture education, construction, energy consumption, urban design
DeweyClass: 690
Resource type: documents, productinfo
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: A digitised collection of over 29,000 photographs taken by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner between 1935 and 1955. Entries can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject. Images returned depict architectural subjects including agricultural buildings, airports, banks, city and town halls, dams, government buildings, housing, ironwork, plumbing fixtures, and theatres, focusing largely on the northeastern United States, particularly New York City and Florida.
Author: Gottscho, Samuel & Schleisner, William
Subjects: architecture education, history of art
DeweyClass: 720
Resource type: image collection
Architecture Journals: Annotated links to a range of architectural journals.
Author: Academic Info
Subjects: architectural research, architecture education
DeweyClass: 720
Resource type: directory
Building Connections: Resource provided by the Architecture and Building Aids Computer Unit in Strathclyde (ABACUS) and the National Grid for Learning and offers information, materials and activities for teachers and pupils on architecture and the built environment, bringing together educational resources, ideas and case studies from organisations, individuals, schools and local authorities across Scotland. All content is appropriate for the curriculum in Scottish schools and is intended to enhance teaching and learning across the entire curriculum with interactive resources to support the development of programmes of study, group work and individual study. Resources are organised by topic, building, place, case study and curriculum, and include interactive timelines, virtual tours, documents, interactive case studies and other learning activities. Building Connections is an active resource and continues to develop as projects and resources become available. Quicktime and PDF are required to view many of the resources.
Author: Architecture and Building Aids Computer Unit, Strathclyde and the National Grid for Learning
Subjects: architects, architecture education
DeweyClass: 720.9411
Resource type: images, interactive documents
CEBE: Centre for Education in the Built Environment: Centre for Education in the Built Environment aims to encourage and support the use of computers in higher education throughout the UK. Includes a software catalogue, resource list, and a newsletter, Habitat, available free of charge to all individuals involved in the teaching of Architecture, Planning, Building Construction and Property Management in UK higher education.
Author: CEBE
Subjects: architecture education, construction, planning
DeweyClass: 690
Resource type: index
Digital Archive of American Architecture: A guide to architecture in America from the 17th century to the present, with particular emphasis given to local architectural monuments. Houses, churches, commercial buildings, skyscrapers and public buildings such as libraries, museums and universities are featured, together with examples of different architectural styles and information on individual architects.
Author: Boston College
Subjects: architectural research, architecture education, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 720
Resource type: image collection
Gargoyles Then and Now: Documents the historical usage of gargoyles, discussing their origins, their place in Medieval society, and the symbolism represented by their typical disembodied heads, species combinations, and gaping mouths. Includes interactive maps which users can click on to access examples of architectural carvings around the UK and France, and gargoyles at Duke University are highlighted specifically. An additional section looks at modern day gargoyles created by Walter S. Arnold.
Author: Westerhoff, Jack & Stevens, Beth
Subjects: architecture education
DeweyClass: 729.5
Resource type: documents, images
Historic House Architecture: A guide to historic houses in the US with emphasis on late Victorian and craftsman style bungalows. Also covers cottage, modern, and ranch styles.
Author: Stermitz, Tom
Subjects: architecture education, housing
DeweyClass: 720
Resource type: documents
Lighting Research Center: Features links to other lighting resources on the Web, descriptions of the LRC's research projects, a catalog of lighting publications, and information for students interested in the LRC's Master of Science in Lighting graduate degree program. Visitors can also request free publications and subscribe to a free newsletter on new lighting technologies, Lighting Futures.
Author: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Subjects: architecture education, interior design
DeweyClass: 729.28
Resource type: documents, index
LTSN Centre for Education in the Built Environment: Aims to promote high quality learning and teaching within the disciplines of architecture, planning, landscape, building, and surveying.
Author: Learning and Teaching Support Network, Cardiff University
Subjects: architecture education, construction, landscape architecture, planning, surveying
DeweyClass: 690
Resource type: documents
SBSE: Society of Building Science Educators: An association of university educators in architecture who support excellence in the teaching of environmental science and building technologies.
Author: Society of Building Science Educators
Subjects: architecture education, construction, environmental science
DeweyClass: 690
Resource type: institution
ScottishArchitecture.com - The Virtual Architecture Centre: The Glasgow Lighthouse and the Architecture and Building Aids Computer Unit at Strathclyde extend the increasingly popular debate on Architecture and the Built Environment. Virtual Architecture Centre is an online platform accessible to the general public, educational institutions and the architecture profession aiming to provide a central hub for information in the field of Scottish architecture and the built environment. The resource provides communication and links between communities around Scotland and the Lighthouse, and offers resources for lifelong learning, outreach work and activities and events, while also providing a means to co-ordinate a wide range of activities concerned with the built environment.
Author: The Lighthouse and the Architecture and Building Aids Computer Unit, Strathclyde
Subjects: architects, architectural research, architecture education
DeweyClass: 720.9411
Resource type: articles, documents, news
Survey of User Information Needs and Search Methods Results: This 1996 report lays out the findings of a Survey of Information Needs and Search Methods used by people involved in teaching, learning and research, in the broad areas of art, design, architecture and media.
Author: Ferry, Alison
Subjects: architecture education, art education, design education, design research, media studies
DeweyClass: 025.5
Resource type: article