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Architecture

 
  American Institute of Architects -  http://www.aia.org/
Lots of information about the field of architecture for the professional and the public.  This site includes an architect finder, news, knowledge centers, and more.
  Architecture and Building -  http://library.nevada.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/contents.html
Covers many aspects of architecture, including building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture. It includes an Alphabetical Index by Site.
  Architecture in Films -  http://www.csupomona.edu/%7Eblemerton/FILMTECTURE/filmhome.html
A student bibliography of films "that have a significant architectural component."
  Architecture of the Getty Center -  http://www.ipl.org/div/serials/browse/bus00.00.00/
600 large full-color photographs made available online for self-exploration of the architecture of the J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles.
  Art History Resources on the Web -  http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Chris Witcombe, Associate Professor, Art History Department, Sweet Briar College. Links organized by art historical period or culture. Look for architecture, architect, building name, etc.
  The Arts and Crafts Society -  http://www.arts-crafts.com/
As well as providing a discussion forum and events calendar, features an Archive of research on the arts and crafts movement in America, 1890-1929.
  Digital Archive of American Architecture -  http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/architec.html
Images of buildings sorted by architect, time period, and type of building.
  Cities/Buildings Image Archive -  http://www.washington.edu/ark2/
Photographs of buildings indexed by nations.
  Great Buildings Online -  http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/buildings.html
Database of building images that can be searched or browsed. Many entires include bibliography and architect information.
  National Building Museum -  http://www.nbm.org/
Database of building images that can be searched or browsed. Many entires include bibliography and architect information.
  Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation -  http://www.franklloydwright.org/index.cfm?section=home&action=home
Biography, a chronology of his projects and select events in his life, bibliography, and links to other useful Frank Lloyd Wright websites.
  Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence -  http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/bruner/
"The Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archive (RBADA) provides access to award winning and fully documented urban design case studies. Intended as a resource for architecture students and practitioners as they study precedents in urban design, the Archive contains projects from 1987 to the present that have received the prestigious Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence."
  State of Alabama Building Commission -  http://www.bc.state.al.us/
Provides online access to the state building code, contract documents, the manual of procedures, and administrative rules.