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Architectural Studies

Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Need to select a research topic or find background information?  

The Reference Collection includes a variety of different sources, such as: subject-focused encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, maps/atlases, statistical compendiums, dictionaries, and more. Look here to find introductory articles on subject-related topics. The broad perspective offered by such articles often proves helpful for narrowing research topics before pursuing more in-depth information. 

This guide provides some recommendations for encyclopedias and other reference resources that might provide helpful information relating to your topic.

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Architecture

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Dictionary of Modern Design

Electronic Resource

Elements of Style

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
Volumes 1-3

Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes Through American History

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
Volumes 1-4

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes Through World History

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
Volumes 1-3

Interior Design and Architecture: Critical and Primary Sources

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
Volumes 1-4

Oxford Companion to Architecture

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

Oxford Dictionary of Architecture

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Short Guide to Writing about Art

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Visual Dictionary of Interior Architecture and Design

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Architecture Since 1400

Electronic Resource

Modern Architecture: A Critical History

Main Collection, 3rd Floor

Modern Architecture

Electronic Resource

Recommended Image Databases

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Recommended Encyclopedia Databases

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Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Recommended Statistics Databases

The following databases provide access to statistics and other kinds of data.

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