Architecture

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Architecture

This section lists resources for specific purposes.

Find journal and magazine articles. These include up-to-date publications.

A collection of ebooks and the journal A+T, focusing on collective housing, density, mixed uses and public space.

Additional access instructions:

 Use VPN for off campus access


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Use this resource to search for journal articles, e-books and images. All visual arts subjects are included. Links to the full text are provided, where available.


The Royal Institute of British Architects Library catalogue can be used to find what journal articles and books have been published on your subject.


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Detail Inspiration is an image and reference database with more than 3000 projects from the last 30 years of DETAIL Magazine (UK and German editions and Detail Green). Each project is accompanied by DETAIL project documents, which can be downloaded as PDFs. Please note that off campus access is via VPN only.


European Association for Architectural Education website includes this list of journal titles relating to Architecture. Useful guide for researchers on where to publish. The site also includes information about events, awards and members' research.


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Access the full text of more than 500 journals and bibliographic records of many more, going back to 1888. Subjects include ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability, geography and urban planning.


• Greenfile 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

GreenFILE covers research information on all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. This is a multidisciplinary resource and topics include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. 


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

ScienceDirect's extensive and unique full text database covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature, published by Elsevier. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect providing access to the physical sciences and engineering life sciences. This resource is also available through the Discovery service. A Science Direct Advanced Search guide video is available.

Topics include architecture, interior design and conservation.

 

Your Subject Team

 Greta Friggens

Faculty Librarian

email greta.friggens@port.ac.uk