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American Institute of Architects
The leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners
archINFORM
The largest online-database about worldwide architects and buildings from past to present
Architect Magazine
Web edition of Architect Magazine, with industry news, blogs, and more
Architecture Lab
Magazine dedicated to everything related to architecture, urban design, research studies, and sustainable design
ArchitectureWeek
Provides news and features weekly on architecture and construction, digital media, and building culture
Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research
High-quality original research on housing and community development issues for scholars, government officials, and practitioners
Dezeen Magazine
Online architecture and design magazine
A Digital Archive of American Architecture
Surveys the development of architecture in America from the 17th century to the present
Library of Congress Digital Collections: Art & Architecture
Photograph collections made available by the Library of Congress
Metropolis
Examines contemporary life through design—architecture, interior design, product design, graphic design, crafts, planning, and preservation
Visual Dictionary Online: Architecture
Huge image database from Merriam-Webster
Thom Mayne: Architecture is a new way to connect to the world
Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he's created makes you glad for it. These are big ideas cast in material form (20:40).
For more information about this subject or this speaker, visit this talk at ted.org.
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