Architecture - By Category
Career Planning
Would you like to become an architect or building designer? Start with this page. The resources listed here answer your questions about what courses to take in high school, where to attend college, and how to prepare for licensing exams. Also, learn about other professions related to architecture and begin your job search.
Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
From city parks to entire cities, landscape architects, civil engineers, artists, and urban planners work together to design vast public spaces. Learn about the fascinating and challenging projects involving landscape architecture, city and town planning, new urbanism, and outdoor art.
Construction Facts
How do bridges and towers work? What makes buildings stand up... or fall down? For anyone who is curious about the basic principles of construction, these articles provide fun and easy engineering facts.
Design and Build
Whether you are planning to build a house, an addition, or a student project, you'll find ideas and basic instructions in the resources listed here. This directory includes information about planning, designing, choosing materials, and estimating costs. Also find recommended books and software to help you design and build.
Famous Architects
Explore the lives and works of famous architects and designers, from Alvar Aalto to Frank Lloyd Wright. Find architect biographies listed alphabetically by name, or browse our special listings of architects arranged by topic.
Great Buildings and Structures
Use this directory to find facts, statistics, and photos for all types of buildings and structures by name, building type, historic period, location, or designer: skyscrapers, towers, castles, bridges, cathedrals, historic houses, and more.
Green Architecture & Healthy Design
What is Green Architecture? What is Arcology? Can our buildings really make us sick? The resources on this page explore the relationship between architecture, the environment, and health. You'll find information about eco-friendly, earth-friendly "green" architecture, energy-efficient design, and healthy, toxin-free construction.
Historic Periods
Take a tour of architecture history, from Prehistoric to Postmodern. This century-by-century roundup explores the important movements with photos and resources for great buildings and structures that illustrate trends in architectural design.
House Plans
This menu is your starting place for viewing and purchasing house plans, floor plans, and blueprints for building or remodeling projects. Also find advice on how to choose stock house plans and tips for saving money on building plans and construction.
House Styles
Find out the architectural style of your home and learn about the history of your home. Begin with the comprehensive Home Styles Guide, then explore other topics to learn about the details that make your home special. Want more? Browse our Showcase Galleries and join the conversation in one of our House Style Workshops.
Lessons and Activities
Learning about architecture is an excellent way to practice skills in math, science, art, social studies, and language arts. This page is a one-stop resource for students, teachers, and parents. You'll find lesson plans, science fair project ideas, helpful books, and tips for using architecture in the classroom.
Research Tools
The Web offers vast resources for the serious researcher, but where do you begin? Listed here our our favorite reference tools for architecture and home design. Included are online libraries, databases, archives, publications, organizations, news sources, and discussion forums.
Remodel and Restore
Want to expand your living space? Add curb appeal? Choose paint colors? These tips and resources can help with your home improvement projects. Also find guidelines for historic renovation.
Theories & Approaches
Our beliefs shape the way we build. The resources on this page explore a variety of philosophical approaches to building design. From ancient Eastern philosophies like Feng Shui to modernism and Bauhaus, these ideas offer much insight into the world's great architecture.
Travel and Museums
Why do we travel? What makes us yearn to visit Europe or Asia or New York? As often as not, we go to far off places so that we can see monuments, skyscrapers, towers, cathedrals, shrines, historic homes, and other great works of architecture. Listed here are resources and travel information for architecture enthusiasts.