Welcome
This guide introduces resources to support your research topics in architecture. You'll find a list of major databases in the field as well as tips on finding books, articles and other sources.
Email or schedule an appointment with the architecture librarian for your location if you need help with your research.
The Library's Architecture Studio Pop-up (Boston, MA)
- Recommended Resources Featured at the Library's Architecture Studio Pop-upExplore the books, journals, and magazines featured through the library's pop-up in the Architecture Studio in Boston. This list includes resources recommended by School of Architecture faculty.
Key Resources
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration.
- Art, Design, and Architecture Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowScholarly and trade articles, books, and conference proceedings in the fields of visual and applied arts, as well as architecture.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowArchive of scholarly articles in the humanities, social sciences, and other disciplines. Useful for research in art and architectural history.
- Building Green This link opens in a new windowProvides comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials. Shares expertise and lessons learned from design experts working in the field. Builds context for sustainable design strategies and what makes a building product or material green.
- GreenFILE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowTry GreenFile for information on sustainable architecture, green buildings, climate change, and materials reuse and recycling.
- DETAIL Inspiration This link opens in a new windowThe download PDF feature is temporarily unavailable. Please contact the library for assistance. Image and reference full-text online database. It contains more than 4,000 international project documentations from the print magazine DETAIL. The database contains detailed project descriptions, drawings, pictures and information on architects and, more recently, manufacturers.
- Art and Architecture ePortal (Yale) This link opens in a new windowImportant scholarly books on art and architecture history, decorative arts, and design, from Yale University Press. You can search the images in the books as well as the text.
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowAn image database, including a digital library with high-quality, authoritative images in the areas of art, architecture, photography, and the humanities and social sciences.
Getting to Know Your Topic
Reference sources, such as encyclopedias or dictionaries, are great starting points for familiarizing yourself with your research topic. They can also help you identify the relevant keywords or specialized terms used to describe your topic.
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowIncludes biographies of architects, subject entries on architectural forms, and images.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowDictionaries and encyclopedias focusing on architects, building types, and styles.
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Design and Software Tutorials
- LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of Northeastern University Information Technology Services LinkedIn Learning offers on-demand courses on AutoCAD, Revit, 3D modeling, Adobe Illustrator, and more. Most videos have closed captioning and transcripts for accessibility.