Academic Departments
United Kingdom, Brown University, US: Department of History of Art, Center for the Study of Architecture/Archaeology, Connecticut College Architectural Studies, Cornell University, US: Department of Architecture, Harvard, US: Department of The History of Art and , Institute of Classical Architecture, McGill University, Canada, Monash University, Australia, Moscow State University, Princeton University, US: Department of Art and Ar
Building Types
Educational Institutions, Exhibition, Follies, Fortifications, Government Buildings, Hospitals and Asylums, Houses, Iconic, Inns and Public Houses, Libraries
Materials
Azulejos de Lisboa, History of Plumbing, Rick's Bricks, Roman Concrete, Roofing Tiles, Stone Roofing Association, The Traditional Paint Forum, Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society, Timeline of Concrete
Organizations
Docomomo International, International Survey of Jewish Monuments, Organization of World Heritage Cities, The International Molinological Society, The Society for Church Archaeology, UNESCO: World Heritage
Periods and Styles
Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Baroque, Byzantine, Churrigueresque, Classical, Early Christian, Egyptian, Gothic
Vernacular
Asia, Europe, North America, Canadian Folklore Canadien: Vernacular Architectu, Centre for Vernacular Architecture Studies, Conference on Vernacular Architecture, Paul Oliver Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architectur, The Other Modern: The Traditional City, Vernacular Architecture of the Low Countries, Vernacular Architecture of the World
Architecture Through the Ages
An introduction to world architecture produced by American teenagers through Think Quest. Images, discussion and bibliography for Egyptian, Chinese, Aztec, Mayan, Greek Roman and Gothic buildings.
Art Historians' Guide to the Movies
A record by Craig Eliason of appearances of and references to famous works of art and architecture in the movies, arranged by period.
ArtServe
A huge collection of images of architecture across the world, with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region, Australia and Japan, collated by Michael Greenhalgh of the Australian National University.
Cities and Buildings Image Database
A searchable photographic database of buildings from around the world and across the ages, designed by the University of Washington's Architecture, History and Art History Departments.
Cupola
A picture gallery of cupolas, architecture, art, and picturesque landscapes from around the world. Also US state capitol building histories, wordplay, FAQ and Autocad links.
CyArk
A prototype project to test the concept of a digital archive of 3D survey information of endangered world heritage sites.
Digital Archive of Architecture
Images of buildings in Europe and America from prehistoric to 20th century by Prof. Jeffrey Howe of Boston College, USA.
Digital Images of Historic Architecture
Galleries of photographs of European and North American architecture from Classical to Post-Modern, whole facades and details, with explanations, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College, US.
Glass Steel and Stone
Offers photographs and descriptions of outstanding buildings across the world, historic and modern.
Great Buildings Online
Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects across the world with 3D models, photographs and drawings, commentaries, biographies and bibliographies. Searchable.
SPIRO: Architecture Slide Library
Online images from the large collection of slides at the University of California at Berkeley. Can be searched by period, place, building name, personal name, subject type.
Thais 4000 Years of Architecture
A photographic guide to Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, indexed by localities, subjects and periods.
UCLA Cultural VR Lab
The University of California develops Virtual Reality models of ancient and historic buildings around the world. Mission, staff profiles, computer-generated reconstructions.
World Art Treasures
Images of a range of ancient and historic art and architecture from the collection of slides in the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland.
World Heritage
Elegant site from UNESCO explaining the choice of certain buildings and sites as World Heritage. List with pictures and information available on each. French and English language options.