Architecture

Librarian's e-mail: jcavali@schools.nyc.gov
===Introduction: This is a high school/academic collection of materials on the subject of architecture and building. The collection includes materials addressing architectural history, architecture around the world, famous architects, various careers, and current trends and tools. Many of the books contain technical drawings, blueprints and floor plans.===

**Questions for Inquiry:**
 * What are current trends in architecture?
 * What architectural careers are available today?
 * Who were influential architects throughout time?
 * What are different types of architectural design?
 * What are different global trends in architecture?
 * How does architectural design differ among the states in the United States?
 * How has architecture changed through the ages?
 * Over the centuries, what types of architecture became prominent?
 * What caused different trends in architecture?

**Keywords: architecture, architects, building(s), engineering**

Key Books
===Reference: Fletcher's A History of Architecture; Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architecture; Wilkes Encyclopedia of Architecture--Design, Engineering & Construction; Encyclopedia of 20th Century Architecture=== ===Non-fiction: AIA Guide to New York City; Marshall's Building New York; Kostof's A History of Architecture; Glancey's The Story of Architecture; Guide to New York City Landmarks; Frampton's American Mastersorks; Kaufmann's Fallingwater===

**Books By Subject**
__**3D / Interactive**__ Bicknell, Julian and Steve Chapman. __Great Buildings Model Kit__. New York: Clarkson Potter Publishers, 1995. //Call Number ARC 720.22 B ("Includes a 24-page model kit book with perfectly scaled models of four of the world's most beautiful buildings and a separate 24-page history book that tells their stories.")//

Eisen, David. __Fun With Architecture__. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Viking, 1992. //Call Number ARC 720 E (Includes Stamp Kit, Architecture Guide Book, and Ink Pad)//

Salerno, Marie, ed. __The New York Pop-Up Book__. New York: Universe Publishing, 1999. //Call Number ARC 974.71 N//

Thompson, Iain. __Frank Lloyd Wright in Pop-Up__. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2001. //Call Number ARC 720.92 T//

Van Der Meer, Ron and Deyan Dudjic. __The Architecture Pack: A Unique, Three-Dimensional Tour of Architecture Over the Centuries: What Architects Do, How They Do It, and The Great Buildings They Have Given Us Around the World__. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, 1997. Print. //Call Number ARC 720 V (Includes Audio Cassette, 3D Glasses, Glossary, and a Model House Assembly Kit)//

• Online:
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

[|www.architecture.com]
The American Institute of Architects **[|www.aia.org]**

**Databases: *Avery's Index of Architecture Periodicals; [|www.library.usyd.edu.au/databases/architecture.html] for a listing of some of the subscription databases** ===Web Sites: [|www.cca.qc.ca] (The Canadian Centre for Architecture); [|http://ndm.si.edu] (Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum) has great Resources on the Web section, including Teacher Resources; [|www.columbia.edu/cu/1web/indiv/avery/] (Columbia University Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library); [|www.arcspace.com] (Arcspace-architecture online); http://library.pratt.edu/ (Pratt Institute Libraries); [|www.cooper.edu/facilities/library/] (The Cooper Union Library); [|www.skyscraper.org] (Skyscraper Museum--located in lower Manhattan).===