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Architectural construction and design

Last Updated: 17-Nov-2015

A listing of selected online and print resources for Architectural Construction and Design.  For interested students, Stanford has a student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. http://www.asce.org/

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Books and handbooks

Selected print and electronic books on Architectural construction and design.  Print materials may be shelved at either the Art and Architecture Library or the Terman Engineering Library.  Be sure to check which location is correct when looking for print items.

ACI manual of concrete practice.
Detroit, Mich. : American Concrete Institute,
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » TA439 .A24 2014:PT.7
The "bible" of concrete.
Architectural glass concepts.
Seattle, Wash. : AGC Magazine, 2007-
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » TH1560 .A73 V.6:NO.2 2013
A full color annual of amazing uses for architectural glass.
Construction project management : an integrated approach / Peter Fewings.
2nd ed. London ; New York, NY : Rouledge, 2013.
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » TH438 .F48 2013
Designing with models : a studio guide to architectural process models / Criss B. Mills.
3rd ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2011.
Art & Architecture Library (Bowes) » Stacks » NA2790 .M5 2011
Green architecture now! = Grüne Architektur heute! = L'architecture verte d'aujourd'hui! 2 / Philip Jodidio.
Cologne : Taschen, c2012.
Art & Architecture Library (Bowes) » Stacks » NA2542.36 .J63 2012
How to estimate with RSMeans data : basic skills for building construction / RSMeans and Saleh A. Mubarak ; Barbara Balboni, technical editor.
4th ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » TH435 .H88697 2012
RSMeans databooks help you figure out the cost of the building before you build it. This book tells you how to use them.
Interior designer's portable handbook : first-step rules of thumb for the design of interiors / Pat Guthrie.
3rd ed. New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, c2012.
Art & Architecture Library (Bowes) » Stacks » NK2115 .G86 2012
Means building construction cost data.
Kingston, MA : R.S. Means Co., c1991-
Engineering Library (Terman) » Stacks » TH435 .B82 72ND 2014
This is only one of many RSMeans databooks in the Stanford University Libraries.
Modeling risk management in sustainable construction [electronic resource] / Desheng Dash Wu, editor.
Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, c2011.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
The whole building handbook : how to design healthy, efficient and sustainable buildings / Varis Bokalders and Maria Block.
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.
Art & Architecture Library (Bowes) » Stacks » NA2542.36 .B6513 2010

E-journals

ACI structural journal.
Detroit, MI : American Concrete Institute, 1987-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TA680 .A5153 V.105 2008
Construction management and economics.
London : E. & F.N. Spon, 1983-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TH1 .C59 V.22:NO.5-10 2004
ENR.
[New York, McGraw-Hill]
Engineering Library (Terman) » Magazine display (latest issues only) » (no call number)
Environmental building news.
Brattleboro, VT : West River Communications, c1992-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Journal of structural engineering.
New York, N.Y. : American Society of Civil Engineers, c1983-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » 620.6 .A512P V.133:NO.9-12 2007
Magazine of concrete research.
London.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » 620.8505 .M189 V.62 NO.1 JAN 2010
The structural design of tall and special buildings [electronic resource].
[Chichester, U.K.] : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., c2003-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource

Online resources

ASCE research library [electronic resource].
Reston, VA : ASCE Publications, 2004-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
American Society of Civil Engineers Digital Library of journal articles and conference papers.
ARTSTOR [electronic resource].
New York : ARTstor
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
A good source of architectural images.
Avery index to architectural periodicals [electronic resource].
[Bethesda, Md.] : CSA Illumina [distributor]
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
BuildingGreen.com [electronic resource].
Brattleboro, VT : BuildingGreen.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Case studies, in-depth articles and green products listings.
Design and applied arts index [electronic resource] : DAAI.
[England] : Design Documentation
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
JSTOR [electronic resource]
[New York] : JSTOR [New York] : ITHAKA, 1995-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
A digital journal archive that contains 22 journals on architecture and architectural history.
Kanopy.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Kanopy Streaming Videos offer a number of films related to architecture and construction and the related engineering disciplines necessary for success.  One good set to consider is Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity, a
24 Video set with lecturer Stephen Ressler Ph.D. of Lehigh University.  Other films cover design, materials, individual buildings, and influencial architects.  Use the searchbox on the Kanopy site to help locate films of interest.
Sage urban studies abstracts.
[Beverly Hills] : Sage Publications.
Green Library » Information Center » HT101 .S2 V.35 2007
Visual Resources Center's Imagebase [electronic resource].
[Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Visual Resources Center]
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Another great source of images.

Architecture on the internet

Image and information data sites covering historic structures.

American Buildings Survey
This Library of Congress collection documents achievements in architecture, engineering, and landscape design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types, engineering technologies, and landscapes.
California Building Codes from Public Resource Org
The collection is maintained by Public.Resource.Org
Cities and Buildings Database
Browse or search this digital collection of over 5,000 images from the University of Washington. Provides very basic information about each building.
Eurocodes from Public Resource Org
This collection contains global Edicts of Government, such as building, fire, electrical, and plumbing codes.  The collection is also available on the Internet Archive.  The collection is maintained by Public.Resource.Org
Great Buildings Collection
Sponsored by Architecute Week,  this site offers information on more than 1000 great buildings from around the world and across history.
McGraw-Hill Access Engineering for Building and Construction
Calulators, Videos, Handbooks, Exam Guides and other material on Civil Engineering, Building and Construction from the McGraw-Hill Access Engineering portal.
Quartz Common Products Database
An open-source, online database that provides detailed information about the composition, health and environmental
effects of more than 100 commonly used building products. Developed by Google; Flux Factory Inc.; thinkstep; and the Healthy Building Network.
The Skyscraper Page
Search by country and city.  Features skyscraper diagram illustrations, a world-wide buildings database, one of the world's busiest skyscraper-themed discussion forums and one-of-a-kind skyscraper posters.
Structurae
International database and gallery of structures.  Bridges, Tunnels, Dams as well as buildings.