Research Guides: Architectural Studies: Find OER

Recommended Open Educational Resources for Architectural Studies (Online Textbooks)

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Books and Journals:

Directory of Open Access Books under the subject "Architecture" This is a browsable listing of titles under the subject "architecture" at DOAB
Pressbooks Architectural Studies "Pressbooks Directory is a free, searchable catalog that includes 5,432 open access books published by 152 organizations and networks using Pressbooks."
Open Textbook Library Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute them at no cost.

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4.401 Introduction to Building Technology | Architecture "The course aims at providing a fundamental understanding of the physics related to buildings and to propose an overview of the various issues that have to be adequately combined to offer the occupants a physical, functional and psychological well-being."
ARCHNET "Welcome to ARCHNET NEXT, the latest iteration of Archnet, an Open Access, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, conservation issues, visual and material cultures, and other topics related to the built environment."
Canvas Commons Canvas Commons provides OER resources for undergradute and graduate architecture courses.
The Mason OER Metafinder (MOM) Click the above link for Full-Text Open Educational Resources for Architectural Studies and Design.
MERLOT Search MERLOT to find OER Architectural Studies resources.
OER Commons Use OER Commons to search for open educational resources in architecture.
SAGE Open "Sage Open is a peer-reviewed, "Gold" open access journal from Sage that publishes original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. View full journal description."