Architecture
In this guide, we have gathered important resources in the subject of architecture.
Databases relevant to your subject area:
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Listing of journal articles on architecture and design since 1934.
A free index to articles in architectural periodicals, plus details of books and audio visual materials acquired by the RIBA Library. Covers all aspects of architecture and the built environment.
Arkitektur artikelarkivet is a database for architecture literature, including articles from journals and magazines. It is used to find research and professional content in architecture and related fields. The database is in Swedish
The database contains a collection of contemporary buildings: housing, schools, libraries, office buildings, museums, sacred buildings, industrial complexes, and other building types. 5000 architectural drawings and 2000 photographs of the buildings are included.
Civil Engineering Database is a database for civil engineering, including articles, reports, and conference papers. It is used to find research in engineering and related fields.
Health and environmental assessments of products within the building and real estate trade.
Materialnyckeln is a digital tool for comparing and selecting materials based on their properties and applications. It is used to find material data and support material selection in engineering projects.
ASM Materials Information is a database for materials science, including handbooks, data, and technical articles. It is used to find and track research in materials engineering and related fields.
GreenFILE is a database that provides articles and information on the environment, sustainability, and ecology. It is used to find scholarly and general interest content on environmental topics.
Building and construction products that fulfill BASTA’s requirements for chemical content. The EU Regulation REACH is the foundation for BASTA.
Journals in Architecture:
Useful links:
ArkDes
ArkDes is Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design. The authority works to promote knowledge, dialogue, and research on the built environment through collections, exhibitions, public programmes, and advisory services.
Centre for Healthcare Architecture
The Centre for Healthcare Architecture (CVA) is a national arena for the creation, translation, exchange and dissemination of knowledge about healthcare architecture.
Centre for Housing Architecture
Centre for Housing Architecture is a national arena in Sweden for dissemination of knowledge, discussion and development and research on housing and residential architecture.
Centres and Infrastructures
A collections of centres and infrastructures that Chalmers is partnering with.
Göteborgs Universitet Konstbiblioteket
Video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films with documentaries in architecture and civil engineering.
Moderna Museets och Nationalmuseumet Konstbiblioteket
Encyclopedia of well-known buildings worldwide, with pictures, drawings and information
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online
A comprehensive encyclopedia in science and technology. A good starting point when you want to get an overview of a subject. It is easy to navigate, has extensive articles and you will find references for further studies.
Britannica online
Large general encyclopedia including an English dictionary.
Oxford reference
Dictionaries and reference works in language, humanities, social sciences and science.
Wordfinder Online
Dictionaries from Norstedts in several languages, including a technical dictionary and Swedish writing rules (Svenska Skrivregler).
Oxford English dictionary
A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
Rikstermbanken - Sweden´s national term bank
Terminology-database from TNC - The Swedish Centre for Terminology
Svensk-engelsk byggordbok = Swedish-English dictionary of building and civil engineering by Svensk Byggtjänst
Publication Date: 2008
