This guide will help you find and use Library resources for your assignments, dissertations, theses and other research. Please contact me if you would like further help or information.
There are a huge number of external websites which will be able to support your learning and research, below are a sample of those which may be of interest.
Photographic documentation of buildings and architects as visited by Mary Ann Sullivan Professor Emerita of English and Art History. Contains some interesting pictures and commentary on work of various architects including Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Norman Foster, and Helmut Jahn.
Website for the BRE - Building Research Establishment - an organisation involved in research in the built environment, and development of standards such as the UK Building Regulations.
As a student at Strathclyde you may use the Library at GSA in a reference-only capacity. Information on their collections and opening times can be found on their website, along with their library catalogue so you can check for publications before visiting.
A collection of images from the Talwin Morris Collection, held at the Glasgow School of Art Library. The images are held on VADS which holds over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in learning, teaching and research in the UK.
A directory to over 1,100 sites related to architecture, planning and landscape-related websites which can be browsed by category or searched by keyword.
Searchable online catalogue from the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects which enables you to do a comprehensive search of architecture-specific references. You can then use information found to check the journal and book details in SUPrimo to find full text of any relevant resources.
RIAS is the professional body for architects in Scotland and their website contains useful information on qualifiying as an architect as well as awards, events, and other professional resources.