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Art & Architecture Source (EBSCO)
Full-text articles—as well as detailed indexing and abstracts— International in scope, Art & Architecture Source includes periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch and is designed for use by a diverse audience.
Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson/EBSCO)
Contemporary art history database provides users with access to over half a century of art literature covering fine, decorative and commercial art dating back to 1913.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (EBSCO)
Published by the Getty Research Institute, is the only comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design.
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Multidisciplinary database about the intersection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
JSTOR - Journal Storage (ITHAKA)
JSTOR includes academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
NDSU subscribes to the following archival journal collections: Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, VII, and VIII, as well as the Language and Literature and Life Sciences collections. For more information on collection subject coverage and title lists, please visit http://about.jstor.org/journals.
Architecture E-Journals
A listing of NDSU subscribed print and online architecture journals.
A listing of NDSU subscribed print and online building construction & technology journals, including topics related to HVAC, structural engineering, building maintenance and repair, fire protection, and more.
Additional Resources Online
AIA advocates for the value of architecture and give architects the resources they need to do their best work. Our work drives positive change through the power of design.
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America.
Find out the latest developments in the planning profession and how APA is helping planners shape the course of planning by providing safer and healthier communities, a better commute, greater choice of housing, and places of lasting value.
The AAT is a structured vocabulary currently containing around 131,000 terms and other information about concepts. Terms in AAT may be used to describe art, architecture, decorative arts, material culture, and archival materials.
An important design-related resource containing 3 separate databases: Design Abstracts Retrospective (see Design and Applied Arts Index), Design ProFiles (information on artists, designers, firms, etc.), and ReVIEW (digitized versions of international art and design journals from 1870s-1920s). Free research guides also available.
Leading a vast network of research and industry partners to continually develop innovative, cost-effective energy saving solutions—better products, better new homes, better ways to improve older homes, and better buildings in which we work, shop, and lead our everyday lives.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the world’s leading resource for professionals focused on the inception, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities.
View the International and State Adopted Codes.
The Lighting Research Center is the world's leading university-based research and education organization devoted to lighting - from technologies to applications and energy use, from design to health and vision. Produced by the School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Flickr page dedicated to the buildings and monuments (past and present) of the North Dakota State University (NDSU) campus.
Finding aid to the inventory of NDAC/NDSU blueprints that are housed in the NDSU Archives.
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Focuses on all major forms of public spaces: parks, transportation, markets, downtowns, civic centers, multi-use, campuses, squares, and waterfronts. Includes an image database of nearly one million images of public spaces. Also, browse nearly 200 public space projects.
The Society of Architectural Historians was founded in 1940 to advance knowledge and understanding of the history of architecture, design, landscape, and urbanism worldwide. The Society serves scholars, professionals in allied fields (including architecture, historic preservation and planning), and the interested general public.
Sweets® is the construction industry's most used and trusted source for building product information, where A/E/C professionals find the most comprehensive and reliable content from trusted manufacturers.
Search for topographic maps in the United States and Canada.
A non-profit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. Learn about LEED, explore current research about green building, find LEED project case studies, prepare for a LEED exam, and more.
This site supports educators and students in their teaching and study of universal design. Universal design is an approach to the design of all products and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability, or situation.
Founded in 1936, ULI facilitates an open exchange of ideas, information, and experience among local, national, and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.
Searchable, interactive detalied soil maps for most counties of the U.S. Precise areas can be viewed using the database’s locator tools. Also included is text of soil types of the selected site, and suitability of the soils for uses. The site is updated and maintained online as the single authoritative source of soil survey information. Provided by U.S. NRCS.
From the National Institute of Building Sciences. The WBDG is the only web-based portal providing government and industry practitioners with one-stop access to up-to-date information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective. Currently organized into three major categories—Design Guidance, Project Management and Operations & Maintenance—at the heart of the WBDG are Resource Pages, reductive summaries on particular topics.
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