History (Arts/Architecture/History)
up HistoryThe study of structures built in periods earlier than the last fifty years, including those who commissioned, designed, built, altered and used them.EntriesWorld Heritage http://whc.unesco.org/ Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options. Great Buildings Online http://www.greatbuildings.com/ Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects across the world with 3D models, photographs and drawings, commentaries, biographies and bibliographies. Searchable. Glass Steel and Stone http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/ Offers photographs and descriptions of outstanding buildings across the world, historic and modern. Digital Images of Historic Architecture http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ Galleries of photographs of European and North American architecture from Classical to Post-Modern, whole facades and details, with explanations, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College, US. CyArk http://www.cyark.org/ A prototype project to test the concept of a digital archive of 3D survey information of endangered world heritage sites. Digital Archive of Architecture http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/ Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA. ArtServe http://rubens.anu.edu.au/ A huge collection of images of architecture across the world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region, Australia and Japan, collated by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University. Cupola http://www.cupola.com/ A picture gallery of cupolas, architecture, art, and picturesque landscapes from around the world. Also US state capitol building histories, wordplay, FAQ and Autocad links. World Art Treasures http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/ Images of a range of ancient and historic art and architecture from the collection of slides in the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland. Worldheritage Forum http://worldheritage-forum.net/ Weblog by Matthias Ripp and information about UNESCO World Heritage. Architecture Through the Ages http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/ An introduction to world architecture produced by American teenagers through Think Quest. Images, discussion and bibliography for Egyptian, Chinese, Aztec, Mayan, Greek Roman and Gothic buildings. SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html Online images from the large collection of slides at the University of California at Berkeley. Can be searched by period, place, building name, personal name, subject type. Cities and Buildings Image Database http://content.lib.washington.edu/buildingsweb/index.html A searchable photographic database of buildings from around the world and across the ages, designed by the University of Washington's Architecture, History and Art History Departments. Thais 4000 Years of Architecture http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods. UCLA Cultural VR Lab http://www.cvrlab.org/ The University of California develops Virtual Reality models of ancient and historic buildings around the world. Mission, staff profiles, computer-generated reconstructions. SubcategoriesAcademic Departments Institutions of higher learning, or sections of them, offering graduate and/or post-graduate courses in architectural history. Architects The life and works of architects no longer living. Materials Sites on the history of materials or constituent parts of buildings. Organizations Bodies concerned with the study, recording, evaluation and preservation of historic buildings. Periods and Styles Sites which describe and/or discuss a number of periods or styles in architecture belong in the main category here. Those which cover a particular Regional Historic buildings in specific regions: their preservation, study and presentation to the public. Vernacular Vernacular Architecture is 'architecture without architects'. The term vernacular has been used interchangeably with the terms folk, common, native or non-academic architecture. Definitions often Related categoriesChinese Dutch French Que soumettre dans cette catégorie ? Les sites consacrés à lhistoire de larchitecture. German Italian Storia dell'architettura. Russian Spanish Recursos en español que tengan que ver con la historia del arquitectura. Archives An architectural archive is a collection of sources including manuscripts, architectural drawings and photographs maintained by a Art History The Art History category covers all types of art: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. All time History Sites relating to sculpture and sculptors of the past. Museums Includes museums which focus on the exhibition of architecture, architectural artifacts and history. Preservation Non-commercial sites related to the conservation or preservation of historic buildings. Religious Sites focusing on the architecture of historic buildings designed and set apart for religious worship and/or contemplation. Ritual Building Protection The use of markings on the building fabric or hidden objects, with the apparent aim of protecting the building and its inhabitants. Seven Wonders of the World This category lists sites dedicated to the structures considered by the ancient Greeks and Romans as the Seven Wonders of the World. Neigbour categoriesAssociations Organized (normally non-profit) bodies of people engaged in the practice or promotion of the art or science of planning structures. Building Types This category is for sites focusing on the architecture of a particular type of building or a significant example of the type. Chats and Forums Sites that include links for interactive, real-time online chat rooms, bulletin boards, discussion Directories Lists, usually arranged in categories, of web-sites on the topic of the art or science of planning and building structures. Education This category lists sites on the web which contribute general services, information, advice or Events Notices and information on events related to the art or science of planning and building structures, such as Experimental Novel approaches to the art or science of planning and building structures. Famous Names Living architects of international renown whose works are commonly cited in architectural discourse. Architects who have received appreciation from their peers, in the form of Landscape The art or science of planning and building a structured landscape. News and Media News services, newspapers, books, magazines and e-zines, and journals relating to the art or science of planning and building structures. Regional Sites which focus on the architecture of a particular geographical region, country or locality. Educators Those teaching architecture in recognised institutions. Religious Architecture for religious purposes. (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |