AH 201 - Understanding Architecture
Architectural History Research Term Paper Assignment AH 201 • Understanding Architecture • - Professor Abramson
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR FINDING ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY SOURCES
Follow the steps below to research your topic inputting, for example, the names of buildings, architects, places, and subjects related to your topic.
A. Books
1. Mugar online book catalogue
a. http://www.bu.edu/library/mugar-memorial/ Search In: BU Libraries
b. Under a particular book’s full listing click on subject(s), and search further
2. Finding books not at BU
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Go to MIT’s Barton catalog and search your topic under “Books and more”; then either visit MIT’s Rotch Library to look at book (you cannot borrow), or order the book through BU's Interlibrary Loan system (http://www.bu.edu/library/services/ill/
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On Mugar's website, also consult WorldCat Discovery (http://bu.worldcat.org/) and obtain desired books (and articles) through Interlibrary Loan.
B. Journal articles
1. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
a. through Mugar website find the online link to the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
b. search your topic, focusing on peer-reviewed items
c. get the article(s) you want (look for long, recent articles in peer-reviewed journals) by either finding the journal through the Mugar website or ordering it through Interlibrary Loan (see above)
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Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture by "A major monument in the writing of worldwide history" - Book of the Week, Times Higher Education 2020 Dartmouth Medal Honorable MentionSir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture is the acknowledged classic reference work for architectural history. It has been essential reading for generations of architects and students since the first edition was published in 1896 - and this tradition continues today as the new 21st edition provides the most up-to-date, authoritative and detailed account of the global history of architecture available in any form.Thousands of major buildings from around the world are described and explained, accompanied by over 2,200 photographs, plans, and drawings. Architectural styles and traditions are placed within a clear framework, and the chronological and geographical arrangement of the work's 102 chapters allows for easy comparative analysis of cultural contexts, resources, and technologies. Published for the first time in full colour, and entirely rewritten throughout by over 80 leading international architectural historians, this is a landmark new edition of a classic work - one which reflects the very latest scholarship and brings a thoroughly contemporary understanding to over 5,500 years of global architectural history.Location: Mugar Stacks NA200 .F63 2020
