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	Architecture Research Guide Begin here to explore collections and services for architecture. Please contact the architecture librarian for further assistance. NOTE: Many databases and other licensed resources, including the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, will require WebVPN for access if your are on wireless or off campus.

Course Guides


	Orientation Reorientation 48-100 Architecture Studio 48-200 Architecture Studio 48-368 Rediscovering Antiquity

Fundamentals


	The Web Library Catalogs Article Databases Reference Resources Citations

Precedent Study


	Buildings and Their Architects Building Types

Design Projects


	Investigating a Site Design and Composition Structure, Materials, and Construction Standards and Codes Drawing and Representation

Historical Research


	Architectural History Architecture Archives

Defining Interests of the School of Architecture


	Advanced Building Systems Computational Design Professional Practice Sustainable Design Urban Design

At Carnegie Mellon


	Campus and Buildings Information School of Architecture

Martin Aurand
Architecture Librarian
and Archivist


	ma1f@andrew.cmu.edu 412-268-8165 Hunt Library 410 I provide information services for Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture students and faculty. Contact me to ask questions, schedule a research consultation, or request items for the Libraries to acquire.


	FEATURE: ArchitectureSavvy Web sites, blogs, events, books, bookstores -- things you should know about to be a savvy archie in and out of the classroom.


	NEW: ULI Development Case Studies Carnegie Mellon users now have access to a collection of development case studies produced by the Urban Land Institute. New approaches and best practices.


	BuildingGreen.com A Carnegie Mellon Libraries subscription provides enhanced access to this web site about environmentally responsible building. Environmental Building News, case studies, etc.


	ARTstor A digital image library of more than 500,000 images pertaining to art, architecture, archeology and photography. ARTstor also provides software tools that enable a variety of educational uses.

NEW: Glenn Murcutt Portfolio


	Glenn Murcutt, Architect. Rozelle, NSW: 01 Editions, 2006. HUNT DESK-4-NOF NA1605 .M87 A4 2006 A book plus eight folders containing project descriptions and copies of architectural plans and facsimile drawings in Murcutt's own hand, all in a drop-spine box.

NEW: Le Corbusier Folio


	Le Corbusier Le Grand. London: Phaidon, 2008. HUNT DESK-4-NOF NZ1053 .J4 L43 2008 An outsized visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier (1887–1965), one of Modernism's most influential architects, urban planners, and theorists.