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Architectural Design - Historical

Ancient

The Perseus Digital Library: Perseus Image Browser
Perseus Project: 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
International Center of Medieval Art: 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
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources

Renaissance

Renaissance and Baroque Architecture: Architectural History 102

Baroque

Triumph of the Baroque - NGA
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.

COMMITTED TO DESIGN EXCELLENCE AND THE DEMANDS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS