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Architectural Design - Historical

Ancient

The Perseus Digital Library
Perseus Image Browser
Perseus Project
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
The Perseus Project is an evolving digital library of resources for the study of the ancient world and beyond. Collaborators initially formed the project to construct a large, heterogeneous collection of materials, textual and visual, on the Archaic and Classical Greek world. Includes catalogues of architecture and sites.
Roman Art and Architecture
http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/roman.html

Classical

Capitolium
A virtual Reconstruction of what Rome was like at the height of the Empire
Pantheon
Background, Construction and links
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
The Pantheon is one of the most famous buildings of Ancient Rome. It was built in about 120 AD and was built as a temple to all the gods, later converted into a Christian church. This site provides History and Architecture Descriptions, and more links.
Architecture of Rome, Italy
Great Buildings Online research guide
Great Buildings and Structures
This index is your starting place for exploring famous architecture around the world, with links to facts and photos for great buildings, towers, bridges, and other structures.
Diotima
Art Collections Resource Site
Capitolium
Imperial Forums Official Website - Rome, Italy
Great Buildings
Plan Drawing of the Pantheon
Dr.J's Illustrated guide to the Classical World
http://www.lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/

Medieval

Aedificium
http://www.users.qwest.net/~chrishenige/
Aedificium is dedicated to the discussion of research in the field of medieval architecture.
International Center of Medieval Art
http://www.MedievalArt.org/
Promotes the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages in Europe. Publishes a scholarly journal, GESTA; a newsletter; a list of dissertations on medieval art; and two continuing series, The Census of Romanesque Sculpture in North American Collections and The Census of Gothic Sculpture in North American Collections.
Medieval Art and Architecture
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/menuengl/mainfran.html
Images of medieval art and architecture by Professor Alison Stones, University of Pittsburgh
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
http://www.netserf.org/
Architecture: Abbeys and Monasteries; Castles; Cathedrals and Churches; Cities and Towns; Other Features
Renaissance
 
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture: Architectural History 102
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/index.html
Over 500 images that were prepared by the Digital Image Center at the University of Virginia Library for use in Professor C. W. Westfall's course on Renaissance and Baroque Architecture.
Baroque
 
Triumph of the Baroque - NGA
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/splash.htm
Based on an exhibit at the National Gallery in Washington, DC that "brings together twenty-seven of the finest surviving Baroque architectural models made in Europe between 1600 and 1750."
Rococo, in architecture. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ro/rococo1.htm

18th Century Classical

Louvre Museum - a virtual tour
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Beaux Arts
 
Architecture on Bob Speel's website
http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/arch/architec.htm
Covers architects, railway stations and churches, loosely centred round Victorian art. The emphasis is on the decoration and sculptural work on the buildings. Various other architectural information is to be found in the walks in different towns.
Victorian Station
http://www.victorianstation.com
The Victorian Web: An Overview
http://www.victorianweb.org/
Rennes Museum of Beaux Arts
http://www.mbar.org/collections/index.htm
Bordeaux Museum of Beaux Arts
http://www.culture.fr/culture/bordeaux/
Caen Museum of Beaux Arts
http://www.ville-caen.fr/mba/

Art Deco

Art Deco Architecture
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/1925/index.html
By Lara  Goeke
Art Deco Architecture
http://www.arts.ilstu.edu/exhibits/pcfare/arch/arch.html
By Phil Fare, student at College of Fine Arts, Illinois State University
Art Deco, Ireland - architecture and design between the wars
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Salon/6941/
Lattimore's Global Art Deco Directory
http://www.lattimore.co.uk/deco/
Art Deco Societies
http://www.deco-echoes.com/society.html
Decopix - The Art Deco Architecture Site
http://www.decopix.com/
 
Art Nouveau
 
The Art Nouveau World Wide Server
http://art-nouveau.kubos.org/
By Frank Derville. English and French

Bauhaus

Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
http://real.bauhaus-dessau.de/en/index.asp
The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation today is an institution active on an international and interdisciplinary scale which is again making major contributions to urban planning, architecture, art and design issues. It also upholds the legacy of the Bauhaus from 1919 to 1933 and holds archives of teachers and students. English and German.
Germany Today - The Bauhaus School - General Information
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~alilley/bauhaus.html
Bauhaus Architecture in Tel Aviv
http://www.gemsinisrael.com/index000004872.htm
The city has the largest collection of Bauhaus "school" buildings in the world, where over 1500 buildings are slated for restoration/preservation.
19th & 20th centuries
 
19th and 20th Century Architecture and Design - The Aesthetic Movement
http://www.fswarchitects.com/links.html
A list of hotlinks to sites
1000 monuments du XXeme siècle
http://www.culture.fr/culture/inventai/itiinv/archixx/
1000 (actually 1009) French buildings of the 20th century - lots of photos, and information about architects. In French
DatArq - Base de datos de la Arquitectura Moderna - Proyecto UBACYT AR031/TR031
http://www.datarq.fadu.uba.ar/datarq/homepage.html
DOCOMOMO - Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement
http://www.docomomo.com/
galinsky
http://www.galinsky.com/
Modern buildings and architecture. Searches by region (Europe, North America). by architect, by keyword.
googie
http://www.spaceagecity.com/googie/
Googie, a style of architecture that thrived in the 1950s and early 1960s began (in California) as commercial architecture designed to make the most of strip shopping centers and other roadside locations. Created by George Jepson.
Modern Architecture: The Online Architecture Resource
http://www.modernarchitecture.com/
Timeline and photographs of buildings and designs that shaped and defined the modern movement in architecture. Buildings covered range between 1843 and 1954 and are grouped by architect.
The Twentieth Century Society
http://www.c20society.demon.co.uk/
General
 
Period and Style for Designers
http://www.tulane.edu/lester/text/lester.html
Developed by Prof Lester of Tulane University.Entries, from ancient Egypt to Modern, include a thumbnail image, location, name of architect or designer, and date of construction. Some provide commentary on the design and its place in the period.
Boston College - A Digital Archive of American Architecture
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/contents.html
Euro Skyscrapers - European and Italian SkyLines and Skyscrapers
http://www.euroskyscrapers.it/
The Worlds Best Skylines
http://www.library.tudelft.nl/~egram/skylines.htm
AIC: Chicago Architects Oral History Project
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/dept_architecture/oralhistory.html
Biographies of famous Chicago architects and excerpts from oral history interviews. From the Art Institute of Chicago
Architectural databases on the Web by R.Saariste
http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/d-arch/agram/
Includes biographies and illustrations of works by Le Corbusier, Jujol, Loos, Duiker, Schinkel and Melnikov.
artnet.com
http://www.artnet.com/
Includes biographical entries for artists and architects based on the Grove Dictionary of Art
Dictionary of Art Historians
http://www.lib.duke.edu/lilly/dah.htm
A Biographical Dictionary of Historians, Museum Directors and Scholars of Art
Famous Architects (links)
http://www.architectstore.com/famous.html
Architects : chronologically by date of birth (1827-1945)
http://lava.ds.arch.tue.nl/lava/data/default.htm
Architecture Resources on the Internet
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hmock/arch/arch.html
Includes: Aalto, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, Gaudi, Gehry, Gropius, Kahn, Pei, Mies van der Rohe, Sullivan and Wright. Created by Bob Mock, architectural student at Virginia Tech.
Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings.html
*** More than 750 great buildings from around the world and across history with photographic images, architectural drawings, discussion, bibliography, architect info, and also live 3D models and digital video clips.
SocialChannel. Biographies
http://www.socialchannel.net/biografia/
Biographies from Gran Enciclopedia RIALP (GER) include:
Aalto, Alvar; Alberti, Leon Battista; Andrade, D. Antonio; Arciniega, Claudio; Asplund, Erick Gunnar; Bautista, Francisco; Becerra, Francisco; Bérain, Jean; Bernini, Giovanni B; Bonavía, Santiago; Borromini, Franceso; Bramante, Donato; Brosse, Salomon de; Brunelleschi, Filippo; Bustamante, Bartolomé; Cambio, Arnolfo Di; Cano, Alonso volver; Van de Velde, Henry; Vandelvira, Andrés d; Vasari, Giorgio; Vázquez, Lorenzo;  Vignola, Giacomo da; Villanueva, Juan de; Viollet, Emmanuel; Vitrubio, Marco; Wren, Christopher; Wright, Frank Lloyd; Zuazo, Secundino
Yahoo! Arts:Design Arts:Architecture:Architects:Masters
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Design_Arts/Architecture/Architects/Masters/
Alphabetical listing
Islamic Architecture 
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/visual/architecture.htm
A comprehensive overview with readable articles and ample illustrations. The concept of decoration is explained through the introduction of techniques and materials, like metal and wood. Discusses Islamic Architecture as an expression of power, and its impact on the Western world.