History

A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods.

Offers architectural history and theory as an optional addition to the core curriculum for architecture. Course details.

History of cast and wrought iron architecture between 1850 and 1920. Articles with information and pictures. Some articles are brought with prior permission from authorities on the topic.

Calendar of events, the guiding principles of the World Heritage Committee, list of World Heritage Sites, special reports and online exhibitions, ways to participate.

Illustrated essay by Heidi Dressler on the Art Deco buildings of Kalamazoo, Michigan, US.

The town of Napier, New Zealand was rebuilt in the early 1930's after an earthquake and has many Art Deco buildings, some with Maori motifs. Provides photographs, history and an introduction to the style.

An illustrated history and description of the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome.

A clear, illustrated introduction to the building process: materials, tools, methods, planning, forms. Descriptions of a worker's house at Deir el Medine and the townhouse of Djehutinefer.

An illustrated description of the architecture of ancient Egypt and its characteristics.

An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).

An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.

Offers a biography, bibliography and list of the Finnish architect's buildings, as well as information on the Alto archives, museum and academy.

Biography of the original Dutch architect by Frank Derville from Art Nouveau World Wide.

Exhibition by the Albertina Collection of Graphic Art, Vienna, to celebrate 400 years of the famous architect of Italian Baroque. Biography and images including original drawings.

Illustrated, detailed description of the influences on Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) and his impact on Florence, from Your Way to Florence.

Brief notes on the Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield from Bob Speel.

Brief details on the architect of the Parthenon and Temple of Athena Nike in Athens, with photographs of both and plan and downloadable 3D model of the Parthenon provided by Great Buildings Online.

Illustrated online monograph by Georges Lukomski on the Scottish Neoclassical architect who worked at Pavlovsk and Tsarskoe Selo for Catherine the Great.

An introduction to some of Fuller's innovations: synergetics, geodesic domes, fuller projection maps, with illustrations.

Buckminster Fuller's description of his inventions with pictures of Fuller.

Brief biography; photos and information about selected works.

Biographical sketch plus photos of the Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Brief biography of the Ancient Egyptian official best known as the architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, with photograph and description of the pyramid, from Intercity Oz.

Brief biography of the joint architect of the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

Jefferson (1743-1826), 3rd President of the USA, was an able and influential Neo-Classical architect. Portrait, works, drawings and bibliography from R. G. Wilson, University of Virginia.

Extensive site devoted to prolific St. Louis, Missouri-based landscape architect and city planner George E. Kessler (1862-1923).

Biography of the architect in Great Buildings Online, with information on selected works in Austria.

The history and ethos of a unique 1960s housing project in Kent - New Ash Green - developed by Span and their architects Eric Lyons and Partners. Biographies, plans, photographs. Extensive use of Flash.

Society information and news, brief biography, illustrated introduction to Mackintosh's major works, links to other Mackintosh sites.

Illustrated profile of Mockbee and the Rural Studio by Ted Katauskas in Architecture Week.

Biography, bibliography, list of holdings regarding the architect.

Photographs of the landscape architect and his grave in Old North Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut, from Find A Grave.

New York Times review of Witold Rybczynski's book on Frederick Law Olmsted, who co-designed New York City's Central Park and was among the first to call himself a landscape architect.

Outline of the life and work of this Scottish architect from Gazetteer for Scotland, with information on Melville Castle, which he designed.

Portrait and biography of the Yugoslavian architect who created an original blend of modern, classical, Byzantine and Slovenian vernacular in his works in Ljubljana. Linked to a city tour.

Richard Taylor charts the life of Pugin in the BBC Four documentary God's Own Architect.

Notes on a major British proponent of the Gothic Revival from Bob Speel.

Biography and list of works, many with photographs, of San Francisco Bay Area architect John Hudson Thomas (1878-1945) by Jim Stetson.

Biogragraphy of the Dutch architect from Great Buildings Online with references, and a list of his works, with images or details of some.

UNESCO explains why this masterpiece of modern city planning, architecture and art created by the Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva was declared a World Heritage Site.

Brief biography of the Austrian architect with reference, and images of a selection of his major works in Vienna.

The foundation established by Wright himself at Taliesin West in Arizona aims to advance the principles of organic architecture and preserve Wright's archive. Portraits, biography, building chronology and bibliography.

Index of dozens of images of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings by Boston College professor Jeffery Howe.

Yahoo Club with message board concerning Frank Lloyd Wright

An exhibition in the Library of Congress built around models and descriptions of five seminal projects.

Biography of the Chicago-based architect noted for his Cotswold Style houses with a spider-web motif, and information about Hinsdale Historical Society efforts to save his home and studio.

Illustrations and text reprinted from How to Know Architecture by Frank E. Wallis.

This section of Bill Thayer's huge Lacus Curtius site provides many photographs of cities and monuments of the ancient Roman world, some with detailed commentary.

Paul Barrette's history, image database and discussion of this 100-foot marble sculptural monument built during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD).

Explores the rise and fall of Midwestern farmhouses, and the literature they inspired. Also examines the cost of advances in agriculture. From PBS.