Art
Serve: Art and Architecture Images mainly from the Mediterranean Basin and
Japan. If you have some time - you might want to check this site out for images
- no historical information given. I found some nice architectural details
like columns and doors. Site from Australian National University
Renaissance
and Baroque Architecture
images included in this collection were scanned from slides taken by Professor
C. W. Westfall and used in his survey course, Renaissance and Baroque
Architecture, University of Virginia. High quality images - also shows
influence on architecture in the United State.
History
of Western Architecture This site has links to images by region and
period. Information is given about each structure. Images a fairly small --
but a good source for images for PowerPoint presentations. History
of Japanese Architecture
Asian
Historical Architecture
Cities/Buildings
image archive University of Washington - Cities/Buildings Database is a
collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time
and throughout the world.
Digital
Archive of American Architecture - consisting
of nearly 1,500 digitized images of American architecture from the 17th
century to the present. Boston College.
Digital Archive of
European Architecture - Boston College
Glossary
for Medieval Art and Architecture has definition, line drawing to
illustrate and sound pronunciation. Here are some images
for Medieval Architecture.
Roman
art and Architecture Greek
Architecture
Roman
Architecture in the City of Rome Construction
Techniques
Greek
Architecture - Roman
Architecture
ThinkQuest site
Greek
Revival Architecture See all of the offerings of Boston
College Digital Archives (European and American architecture)
Architects:
A Chronological Listing One 5th Century BC - the rest Gothic through 20th
century. Majority European and American.
Architects:
Alphabetical listing
Architecture
History Time line This is from About.com so watch out for pop-up
ads. A link I followed took me to Great Buildings
Taj
Mahal - educational site. Facts, Taj Mahal Story, Legends and more.
Author is Ms. Himani Kumar.
Thais
It: Architecture - 40 Centuries of Architecture Egyptian,
Greek, Islamic, and Romanesque architecture are presented in
categories of locality, subject, and time periods with a series of
thumbnail images that are clicked to reveal a full screen size photo.
Vitruvio.ch -
Architecture on the Web Very thorough site by architects Antonio
Bassi & Dario Galimberti, Lugano, Switzerland. Links
to architecture history. You need to subscribe to get most images - but
still lots to see. Links
to Master Architects
Roman - Romanesque-
Gothic Architecture in France
ArtSource-
Architecture Here is a link followed to American
Architecture Styles small images are shown. You could spend a day just exploring
the many links.
Resources
in Architecture - from Vassar College Library - lots of links to check.
Great
Buildings and Structures - About.com (pop-up ads). Explore famous
architecture around the world, with links to facts and photos for
great buildings, towers, bridges, and other structures Great
Architects from A to Z.
Googie
Architecture
- thrived in the 1950's and 1960's. Bold angles,
colorful signs, plate glass, sweeping cantilevered roofs and
pop-culture imagery captured the attention of drivers on
adjacent streets. Do any remnants remain in your community?
American Institute of
Architects - learn about the career
opportunities for those interested in becoming an architect and read about
various outreach efforts of the AIA.
Architecture
Education Resource Center
enables children to appreciate and make
informed decisions about the built environment, to encourage children to use
the architectural design process to express their ideas, and to provide
teachers with the support and training to build community-based,
multidisciplinary design projects into their curricula.
Architect
Studio 3D From Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust - allows young
architects to learn, through an interactive process, how to design a new home.
Arch-KID-ecture
Find out about SOME
architects related to Chicago Illinois, USA. Learn about some buildings in the
Chicago area and around the world. Some of their links wee broken within the
site - but still lots for kids to see.
Center
for Understanding the Built Environment CUBE
brings together educators with community partners to effect change which will
lead to a quality built and natural environment, one and interdependent. Lesson
Plans for teachers. September 11 actvities.
Architecture
Through the Ages
- ThinkQuest site -designed by students fro students. Web
page discusses the many types of architecture and the many ways they have
shaped our lives. You will learn about architecture from the great Maya to the
building of cathedrals.
ThinkQuest
Internet Challenge Library: Architecture More sites created by students.
Take some time to explore these sites and let
me know which ones I should include on this site. Some of them are no
longer online do to the reorganization of ThinkQuest server. Test
your Knowledge! Virtual
Tours.
Architecture.com
Good Career Education site. One of the world's most extensive built
environment portals. Here you can find an architect, understand more about
architecture or learn how to become an architect.
National
Building Museum in Washington DC. See online exhibits and
teacher resources.
Schoolyards
to Skylines: Teaching with Chicago's Amazing Architecture. Five lessons to
download. From the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
- Illustrated
Architecture Dictionary
Featuring
architecture from Buffalo, New York. European examples given too.
Monuments
of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky
(cool
Flash introduction) The
Russian artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941) was one of the great
avant-garde figures of the early twentieth century. View this site
in html or Flash.
Houses
of the Future - features six homes
that are part of a "new generation of prefabricated dwellings
emerging around the globe".... "futuristic in appearance
and use of domestic space". From Sydney, Australia.
- Frank Lloyd
Wright
[top
of page]
Architect
Studio 3D
From Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust - allows
young architects to learn, through an interactive process, how to
design a new home. In addition to the 3D design experience,
the site also has a wealth of information on Frank Lloyd
Wright's life and work, as well as images of many of the homes and
buildings he created.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
- Non-profit organization dedicated to
conserving the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and advancing the
principles of organic architecture.
Wright on the Web
- Offers a brief overview of Frank Lloyd Wright's
prolific 70-year career and a "webliography" Links
to photographs and other materials are arranged chronologically
wherever possible
Frank
Lloyd Wright- Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932
Frank
Lloyd Wright Links From the
American Crafts Society
Frank Lloyd
Wright From PBS. Learn about
the man and his buildings, map a trip to see his work, participate
in the K-12 contest and classroom activities.
Frank
Lloyd Wright in Oak Park. Oak Park, Illinois is home to the world's
largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings and houses, with
25 structures built between 1889 and 1913.
Frank
Lloyd Wright Online
- See more work in major museums recommended
by Artcyclopedia
Skyscrapers/Towers
(see also Internet Lesson)
MoMA:
Tall Buildings (requires Flash) Museum of Modern Art
interactive website, designed with Macromedia Flash Player, allows
users to compare the height, area, geographic locations, and program
distribution twenty five buildings designed within the last decade.
Skyscrapers.com
World's
largest database on high-rise buildings. Try clicking on Buildings
in top menu (lots of images for specific buildings). I found that other
sections were incomplete (files were not there). World Map didn't
have any files for High Rise statistics for me when I looked.
Skyscraper
Museum - visitors
can find out how to visit the museum, read about its current exhibits,
and peruse rather well-designed Web projects.
Skyscraper page
links to information and photos about skyscrapers, history, and
designers. See these Skyscrapers
featured on Great Buildings.
How
Stuff Works: Skyscrapers by Tom Harris. People build
skyscrapers primarily because they are convenient -- you can create
a lot of real estate out of a relatively small ground area. But ego
and grandeur do sometimes play a significant role in the scope of
the construction, just as it did in earlier civilizations.
Skyscrapers - Canada National Tower,
Toronto's
Premier Attraction.
New York Skyscrapers - More on New
York City Skyscrapers
Cleveland
Skyscrapers Skyscrapers:
19th Century (Boston College)
Skyscrapers: 20th Century
Skyscraper
Page.com Thousands of drawings of tall
buildings and other structures. Use the search
form to find what you want, or follow the links. Compare heights
of various buildings.
What is
the Future for Skyscrapers?
an interesting read from the BBC
News.
Chicago Architecture Foundation Teacher resources Schoolyards
to Skylines (for purchase) a
500-page teaching resource for K- 8. Now available - Five
lessons to download.
Petronas
Twin Towers Malaysia -The floor-plate of the Tower is
designed based on geometric patterns common in architecture of
Islamic heritage.
- Architecture and
Sculpture - North America and Europe
Digital
Image Project- Mary Ann Sullivan- Bluffton College
Women Architects from Mary Ann Sullivan
Women
and Architecture The role of women designers is often overlooked. On this
page are resources for learning more about women and architecture (if you can
stand the pop-up ads).
International
Archive of Women in Architecture
Contemporary
- Tumbleweed Tiny House Company This
is a commercial site, but might inspire a lesson.
- Gargoyles
(more
Medieval Art and Architecture links)
The word gargoyle is derived
from the old French 'gargouille' meaning throat. Gargoyles came into
gothic architecture in the early 13th century to keep corrosive rain
water off the cathedrals in France and western Europe.
A Love of Monsters:
Gargoyles & Architectural Details in NYC
Gargoyles
and Grotesques: Stonecarver Walter S. Arnold
Gargoyles
and Other Monsters in Norman and Gothic English Style -
Excellent
background information with some image hyperlinked within text. Has some
symbolism and bestiary.
Historical
Base fro Gargoyles: Northstar Gallery See these 20th century Gargoyles
from Philadelphia. Gargoyle
links to explore.
Gargoyles
Photographs. This site has images - but did not load for me when this page
was updated (I will check back). Heading font is difficult to read.
Castles of
the World
See Architecture
Castles
on the Web Everything you need to
know. Try Castles
on the Web for Kids I can see links I want to explore. (warning
this site now has pop-up ads -- but it is still worth a visit)
Castles
on the Web-Tours by Country I
visited a castle in Africa! Check out countries from around the world.
Castles
of Japan
National
Geographic: Ghosts of the Castles
Select a name from Castles
of Britain. Enter your name and the name of the castle (I don't
think it matters what name you enter). Keep clicking on the little
mouse to find out all the activities that went on in the castles of the
1300's Britain. Each room holds surprises - click around!
Find
out all about Covered Bridges (Google Directory)
Bridge Building Art and
Science Lots of information on this site. Index
to bridges
See types of bridges
(site was down last I checked) Bridges in Art is
very good - links to images online.
How
Stuff Works: How Bridges Work
(alternate address)
Bridges
of the 19th Century: Digital Bridges
From Lehigh University Libraries.
Click around to get to the images. Photographs and drawings.
Victorian
Architecture - Great Buildings online
Victorian
Station - see Architecture.
Dave's
Victorian Houses A personal Web site by Dave Taylor dedicated to
Victorian houses. See over 130 photographs in the
gallery and learn about the different
styles of Victorian architecture. More
on different styles.
19th
Century High Victorian Gothic in England - compare to American.
Folk
Victorian Architecture in America See other styles of American
architecture on this site from Dr. Thomas Paradis, Northern Arizona
University.
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