Architecture

Reference Sources


Bibliographies | Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Biographical Information | American Architecture | Guidebooks | Handbooks | Reproduction Indexes

Use reference materials to locate background information on tour topic. The following are a few selected sources specifically dealing with architecture. For additional resources, consult the Art History Research Guide.

Bibliographies


Besterman. Art and Architecture: A Bibliography of Bibliographies. 1971. HumRef N 7452 .X1 B32x

Doumato. Architecture and Women: A Bibliography Documenting Women Architects, Landscape Architects, Designers, Architectural Critics and Writers, and Women in Related Fields Working in the United States. 1988.
HumRef NA 2543 .W65 X67 1988

Ehresmann. Architecture: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks. 1984.
HumRef NA 2520 .E34x

Kleinbauer. Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture. 1992. HumRef NA 360 .X1 K5 1992

Sharp. Sources of Modern Architecture: A Critical Bibliography. 1981. HumRef NA 680 .X1 S53x 1981

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias


Oxford Art Online. 1996. (34 vols.) Index Table HumRef N 31 .D5 1996.

Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction. 1988. 5 vols. HumRef NA 31 .E59 1988

Fleming. The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture. 1980. HumRef NA 31 .F55 1980

Hamlin. Forms and Functions of Twentieth-Century Architecture. 1952. 4 vols. HumRef NA 680 .H3

Petersen. Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. 1996. HumRef NA 380 .P43 1996

Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. 1991. HumRef NA 40 .I45 1991

Stierlin. Encyclopaedia of World Architecture. 1977. HumRef NA 200 .S74 1977

Sturgis. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building. 1966. 3 vols. HumRef NA 31 .S84 1966

The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of 20th-century Architecture. 1986. HumRef NA 680 .E5x 1986

Yarwood. Encyclopaedia of Architecture. 1985. HumRef 31 .Y371x 1985

Biographical Information


Krantz. American Architects. 1989. HumRef NA 736 .K7 1989

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. 1982. 4 vols. HumRef NA 40 .M25 1982

Morgan and Naylor. Contemporary Architects. 1987. HumRef NA 40 .C76x 1987

Wodehouse. American Architects from the First World War to the Present: A Guide to Information Sources. 1977.
HumRef NA 736 .X1 W632

American Architecture


Baker. American House Styles: A Concise Guide. 1994. HumRef NA 7205 .B33 1994

Blumenson. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945. 1981.
HumRef NA 705 .B55 1981

Marshall. American Folk Architecture: A Selected Bibliography. 1981. HumRef NA 705 .X1 M37

Packard. Encyclopedia of American Architecture. 1995. HumRef 705 .P3 1995

Poppeliers. What Style Is It? 1983. HumRef NA 705 .P6 1983

Sokol. American Architecture and Art: A Guide to Information Sources. 1976. HumRef N 6505 .X1 S84x

Wright. Sourcebook of Contemporary North American Architecture from Postwar to Postmodern. 1989.
HumRef NA 703 .W75 1989

Guidebooks


Utah:
Carter. Utah's Historic Architecture, 1847-1940. 1988. HumRef NA 730 .U8 C37 1988

Goodman. As You Pass By: Architectural Musings on Salt Lake City, A Collection of Columns and Sketches from the Salt Lake Tribune. 1995. HumRef NA 735 .S34 G88 1995

Others:
De Witt. Modern Architecture in Europe. 1987. HumRef NA 957 .D48x 1987

Martin. Guide to Modern Architecture in Paris. 1990. HumRef NA 1050 .M35 1990

Morrone. The Architectural Guidebook to New York City. 1994. HumRef NA 735 .N5 M64 1994

Stimpson. A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in the United States. 1985. HumRef NA 712 .S75

Handbooks


Adam. Classical Architecture: A Complete Handbook. 1990. HumRef NA 260 .A33x 1990

The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details, From 1485 to the Present. 1991. HumRef NA 2850 .E44 1991

Reproduction Indexes


Teague. Index to Italian Architecture: A Guide to Key Monuments and Reproduction Sources. 1992 .
HumRef NA 111 .T4 1992 - Index Table

------. World Architecture Index: A Guide to Illustrations. HumRef NA 202 .T4 1991 - Index Table