Key Resources
Listed below are a few key resources. See the Databases section of this guide for more Environmental Design related resources.
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This link opens in a new windowCreated by the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, the index offers a comprehensive listing of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.
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Building Types Online This link opens in a new windowFull text architectural database providing case studies and thematic articles from Birkhäuser publications (2002-2016). Includes photos and plans.
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Detail Inspiration This link opens in a new windowOver 3,000 architecture and building projects from the last 50 years of Detail available for pdf download.
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Global Plants This link opens in a new windowGlobal Plants is the world's largest database of digitized plant specimens and a locus for international scientific research and collaboration.
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Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary database of journal articles and conference proceedings, used for citation analysis of research. Includes access to EndNote Basic, a web-based version of EndNote.
Library Research Help
This guide will help you find environmental design related information including articles, books, standards, theses, images, videos, data and more. Need additional help? Please don't hesitate to contact me.
Paula Farrar
Architecture & Planning Librarian
Music, Art & Architecture Library
I K Barber Learning Centre
#414 - 1961 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Email: paula.farrar@ubc.ca
Phone: 604-822-4474