Architecture: Top Resources
Computer- Aided Architecture Design
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CUMINCAD (Cumulative Index of Computer-Aided Architectural Design) This link opens in a new windowIndex of publications about computer aided architectural design. More InfoUB ONLY
Floor plans and images
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A+T Online Library This link opens in a new windowThe digital collection of A+T Architecture Publishers, consisting of monographs and series on design, architecture, and other topics related to the built environment.More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Art Abstracts This link opens in a new windowArt, architecture & other visual arts-related research; international coverage. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
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Detail Inspiration This link opens in a new windowDETAIL Inspiration is an online image and reference database for architects in English and German. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Grove Art Online This link opens in a new windowan encyclopedia with art & architecture-related topics
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HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowA digital repository of online books and other scholarly materials. More InfoPartial Full-Text PUBLIC
Encyclopedias/Handbooks
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Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new windowFull-text entries from encyclopedias and reference works published by Gale Group More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Research
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowComprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Compendex (Engineering Index) This link opens in a new windowEngineering & applied science-related research. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
Maps
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Fire Insurance Maps online This link opens in a new windowFire Insurance Maps online (FIMo) is an online subscription service that provides access to historical map collection. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
ArcGIS
ArcGIS Desktop allows you to create maps, perform spatial analysis, and manage data. You can import multiple data formats and use powerful analytical tools and workflows to identify spatial patterns, trends, and non-obvious relationships.
UB affiliates are eligible for a free UB ArcGIS Online account, provided by the College of Arts and Sciences.
This includes a license for ArcGIS Pro, which can be installed on personal or UB-owned computers. Additional Esri software/apps are available -- ArcGIS StoryMaps, ArcGIS Urban, ArcGIS CityEngine, ArcGIS Business Analyst, ArcGIS GeoPlanner, ArcGIS Insights, and ArcGIS Tracker.
Once you have an organizational account, you can download the ArcGIS Pro installer here. Select Licenses from the left.
Existing ArcGIS Online users can log in here: Map Gallery for University at Buffalo, College of Arts and Sciences
News
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Buffalo News Collection This link opens in a new windowFull-text searchable access to the Buffalo News from 1880 to the present day.More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Business First of Buffalo This link opens in a new windowProvides coverage of business, finance, and economic topics. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Online Libraries
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Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new windowMulti-disciplinary database that includes full-text journal articles and some full-text reference sources. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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FirstSearch WorldCat This link opens in a new windowDiscover books and many other types of materials held by libraries around the world. More InfoUB ONLY
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Knovel E-Books: Science and Engineering This link opens in a new windowFull-text of a thousand science and engineering handbooks with a focus on books containing numeric data. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
Sustainability
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BuildingGreen This link opens in a new windowBuildingGreen helps architects, designers and other sustainability professionals make their projects greener and healthier. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowDeep coverage in environmental studies. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
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Environmental Studies (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowCoverage of environmental research, issues, policy, and decision-making in the form of full text journal articles, news stories, interactive maps, statistical data, refereed case studies, podcasts, and more. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Standards/Material Information
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Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new windowMulti-disciplinary database which provides references to technical literature with links to selected full-text. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
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ASTM Compass This link opens in a new windowProvides full text access to ASTM standards, manuals, papers, and journal articles. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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National Fire Codes (NFPA) This link opens in a new windowFull-text, read-only access to all National Fire Codes and Standards. More InfoFull-Text PUBLIC
Statistics
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowDemographic information about the United States including historical data back to 1790. More InfoData UB ONLY
Theses/Dissertations
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Dissertations & Theses @ SUNY Buffalo This link opens in a new windowsee ProQuest Dissertations & Theses @ SUNY Buffalo. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowComprehensive North American and significant international coverage of graduate works, often providing full-text documents from 1997 on. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
Videos/Architect Interviews
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Pidgeon Digital This link opens in a new windowCollection of illustrated talks by architects and related designers.
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OnArchitecture This link opens in a new windowSelection of original content featuring the best architecture in the world. More InfoUB ONLY