Subject Guides: Architecture: Websites

General Websites

ArchNet Digital Library
A project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture containing Islamic art and architecture timeline, collections, publications, videos, etc.
International Archive of Women in Architecture: ImageBase
Collections include the professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of architectural organizations for women.
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These resources and materials are not in the public domain and copyright is largely held by the Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize
National Council for Preservation Education NCPE’s Objectives Encouraging and assisting in the development and improvement of historic preservation education programs and endeavors in the United States and elsewhere Coordinating efforts related to preservation education with public and private organizations and interested individuals Facilitating the collection, exchange and dissemination of information and ideas concerning preservation education Creating public awareness of endeavors in preservation education

Mapping Gothic France
Database of images, texts, charts and historical maps, depicting stories of Gothic architecture and the formation of France in the 12th and 13th centuries, considered in three dimensions: space, time, and narrative. CHECK THE ANIMATED MAP AND TIMELINE!
Digital Karnak
Digital project portraying the temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, Egypt.
Palladio's Italian Villas
Castles on the Web
Database with images, glossary of castle terms, index by location or type of castle.

ArchDaily
News, projects, interviews, products, images, etc.
ar: the architectural review
Blog complements the printed journal, featuring studies of the latest buildings from across the world, in photographs and detailed architectural drawings.