Library guides: Built environment: Architecture

Key resources

Acumen This link opens in a new window
This Australian database of architectural practice advisory material enables the user to 'drill down' to the level of information required to satisfy their inquiry and links to relevant and related sites.
Royal Institute of British Architects Library This link opens in a new window
RIBA British Architectural Library indexes over 300 of the world’s most respected architectural periodicals, books and audio visual materials.
1978+ (periodicals) & 1972+ (books)
DETAIL inspiration This link opens in a new window
An image and reference database containing over 2,000 projects from the last 30 years of DETAIL magazine. DETAIL focuses each issue on specific topics in construction and building details in architecture. Includes reference photos, architectural plans and drawings, and technical product information.

CumInCAD: cumulative index of computer aided architectural design
A cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design.

Web of science This link opens in a new window
A large multidisciplinary database and citation index with a strong focus on science and technology disciplines. Includes Science citation index 1945+, Social sciences citation index 1956+, Arts & humanities citation index 1975+.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Broad coverage of scientific, technical, medical and social science literature, including peer-reviewed journals and citation index from a wide range of international publishers.