Architecture: Professional Organisations and Websites
This guide brings together key resources to help you find information relating to Architecture, including architecture and landscape architecture.
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Professional organisations and websites can be valuable sources of information for your subject.
There are some examples below but you will find others, some will include library subscriptions and some are freely available online.
Also, see our libraries and archives section for specialist collections related to your discipline.
Remember to evaluate information you find online!
Learn how to assess the credibility of sources in our online course: Navigating the Library (Moodle).
You should also explore books, academic journals and articles to support your research.
Learn how to assess the credibility of sources in our online course: Navigating the Library (Moodle).
You should also explore books, academic journals and articles to support your research.
Professional Organisations
- ARCOM The Association of Researchers in Construction Management brings together all those interested in construction management research. It aims to further the advancement of knowledge in all aspects of management in construction by supporting education, dissemination and research.
- Association of Enterprise Architects Professional organisation for Enterprise Architects
- Building Research Establishment BRE is a world leading multi-disciplinary building science centre with a mission to improve the built environment through research and knowledge generation. Building a better world together.
- Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists Architectural Technologists lead the technological design of a project; forming the link between concept, innovation and realisation.
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) The world's largest and most influential professional body for construction management and leadership. CIOB has a Royal Charter to promote the science and practice of building and construction for the benefit of society. Covers the development, conservation and improvement of the built environment.
- TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association) TRADA is dedicated to informing best practice design, specification and use of wood in the built environment. Students can register for free to access learning resources.
- American Society of Landscape Architects Professional association for landscape architects in the United States, representing more than 15,000 members.
- Landscape Institute The Landscape Institute (LI) is the chartered body for the landscape profession. It is an educational charity that promotes the art and science of landscape practice.
Websites
- Archdaily Latest projects, products, news, and opinions from architects and designers around the world.
- ArchInform Database for international architecture Search via architect, town or keyword.
- Decolonise Architecture (DA) Set up by a group of Bath University students to address racisim and institutional bias and includes resources to support decolonsing architecture.
- English Heritage Charity registered in England. English Heritage English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites.
- Great Buildings Collection Documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, selected by the editors of ArchitectureWeek. Includes photographic images and architectural drawings, integrated maps and timelines, 3D building models, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.
- Historic England Public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's historic environment.
- Planning Portal Joint venture between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and TerraQuest Solutions Ltd. The portal provides planning information for applicants, agents and local authorities.
- Race and Architecture Blog dedicated to exploring the historical intersections of race and architecture around the world. It is a space for reflecting upon the influence of racial discourses on the writing of architectural history, the representation of world cultures, and the shifting demographics of the architectural profession.
- Garden and Landscape Directory Source for garden and landscape-related online stores and service providers in the UK, from CannySites.com
Libraries and Archives
- Architectural Association (AA) Archives Aims to document the administrative and educational history of the AA and to preserve examples of the Association's material culture and graphic output.
- Library of Birmingham Public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square. Opened 2013
- Library of Birmingham Archive and Collections An internationally significant collection of archives, photographs and rare books.
- The RIBA Library Library for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). On the third floor of 66 Portland Place in London, the library offers access to books, periodicals, and photographs in the RIBA Collections.
- RIBA Library Catalogue Search the RIBA Library
- V&A + RIBA collection The V&A and RIBA work in partnership to provide access to this comprehensive architectural resource. The collection includes over 1 million drawings, 1.5 million photographs and 1.5 million archives, including architectural diaries, travel journals, letters, notebooks, essays, papers and office archives.
- Archives Hub Search across descriptions of archives, held at over 390 institutions across the UK, with JISC Archives Hub.
Library of Birmingham. Source: BCU Assets