Guides, Montgomery College Libraries

UCLA Arts Library Internet Sources in Architecture and Architecture History -
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/arts/websites/wwwarch.htm
This site lists Web Sites beginning with the heading "Architecture Portals." Scroll down until you reach that heading
UNLV Libraries: Architecture and Building - http://library.nevada.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/contents.html
A well organized list of useful sites.
Voice of the Shuttle: Architecture - http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2705
An excellent list of useful links.

Digital Archives
Built in America - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/
The Library of Congress collection of measured drawings, photographs etc. of more than 35,000 American buildings and sites from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Digital Archive of American Architecture - http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/
An archive of more than 1,500 images of American buildings, 1600-2000.
Digital Archive of Architecture - http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/
Online archive of European buildings from prehistory to the present.
Asian Historical Architecture - http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/
This site includes pictures and descriptions of significant buildings in South, Southeast and Eastern Asia.
Great Buildings Collection - http://www.greatbuildings.com/
Pictures and 3-D images of 800 significant buildings of all cultures and all time periods. The Web Site also includes biographies of important architects, and an annotated bibliography.
Spiro Architecture Slide Library - http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
An online collection of slides covering architecture from all countries and all eras.

Green Architecture
Energy Star - http://www.energystar.gov/
"The EPA's program about energy-efficient home building and retrofitting."
Green Home Building Guidelines - http://www.nahbrc.org/greenguidelines/
From the National Association of Homebuilders, this page includes voluntary guidelines for green building.
Southface - http://southface.org/
Web Page of an Atlanta organization promoting Green Architecture.
The Virginia Sustainable Building Network - http://www.vsbn.org/
Includes information on green housing. See especially the Sustainable Building Resources Network ( SBRN) link.

Miscellaneous
American Institute of Architects - http://www.aia.org/
Home Page of the primary American architectural organization. Site includes information about careers, scholarships and education.
Architecture Week - http://www.architectureweek.com/today.html
Interesting free online magazine.
National Building Museum - http://www.nbm.org/
The National Building Museum is dedicated to architecture, design and engineering. The online exhibits found on the Web Page are especially good.

Lists of Links to Reliable Web Pages