Library Course Guides for the School of Architecture & Design: Course Guides & Workshops

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ARCH 202 Readings and Research Skills Guide:

New on Central Park:

• NYC Street Tree Census Map https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/tree-map. This map includes select "non-forested trees" in Central Park. 

• In addition the Central Park Conservancy has marked and mapped larger groupings of central park facilities, ie, woodlands, bridges,https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations?filters=bridges-arches 

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More on Precedent Search

• Architecture Research, Precedent Analysis:

ARCH 201 Library Tutorial and Readings Guide:

OPEN the WORKSHEET which includes: Example Searches from Arch History; Groups I - IV; Effective Keywords; How to Read Search Results for Journals (database records); Books (Locations and Shelf/Call Numbers) and Images; Evaluate the Sources; Retrace your Steps with Permalinks and Citations 

Venturi, Robert. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, The Museum of Modern Art and, New York, 1966
Reserve Shelf #: NA2760 .V46 1977

Eisenman, Peter The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture, Lars Müller Publishers, 2006
Reserve Shelf #:  NA2500 .E39 2006 

Wittkower, Rudolf, Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism…WW Norton 1971 [orig.1949]
Reserve Shelf #:  NA1115 .W56 1998

Rowe, Colin, “Mathematics of the Ideal Villa” in The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays, MIT Press, 1976.
Reserve Shelf #: NA7110 .R68

Miralles, Enric with Eva Prats “How to Lay Out a Croissant”, in El Croquis 49/50 Enric Miralles/Carme Pinos, Madrid, 1991. 

Rossi, Aldo. The Architecture of the City 
Reserve Shelf #: NA9031 .R6713 1984

Argan, Carlo Giulio "On The Typology of Architecture" in Nesbitt, Kate ed. Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture..., 1996 
Reserve Shelf #: NA680 .T45 1996

Damisch, Hubert, “The Column and The Wall”, in AD Profiles: 21 Leon Battista Alberti, guest editor Joseph Rykwert, Architectural Design Vol. 49, No. 5-6, London (1979). 

Schumacher, Thomas L. The Danteum, Princeton Architectural Press, 1980 
Reserve Shelf #: NA2707.T466 A4 1993

Panofsky, Erwin Perspective as Symbolic Form, Zone Books, New York 1995 (orig. 1924-1925) 
Shelf #: NC750 .P2313 1991

Carpo, Mario The Alphabet and the Algorithm, Writing Architecture, MIT 2011

Hofstadter, Douglas R. Gödel, Escher, Bach: an eternal golden braid, Basic Books, New York, 1979

Allen, Stan, “Field Conditions”, Points + Lines, 1985
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Krauss, Rosalind and Ives Alain Bois Formless A Reader's Guide, Zone Books 1997

Tehrani, Nader, "On The Abstraction of Information and the Tectonics of Materials", Life In:Formation, Sprecher, Yeshayahu, Lorenzo-Eiroa, ACADIA 2010, New York. pdf available for download at http://www.e-architects.net/PUBLICATIONS.htm

Damisch, Hubert, “The Column and The Wall”, in AD Profiles: 21 Leon Battista Alberti, guest editor Joseph Rykwert, Architectural Design Vol. 49, No. 5-6, London (1979).

Schumacher, Thomas L. The Danteum, Princeton Architectural Press, 1980e
Reserve Shelf #:     NA2707.T466 A4 1993

SEARCH Modern Steel Construction Magazine (https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/) is a great source for steel framed buildings. 

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Library Resources for ARCH 222:

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Library Resources for ARCH 291/791 :

• Research Starter: Food Security

• Quick Search results: Food Insecurity in Arkansas

• Nationwide Statistics on Food Security

• 3/17/21 : Worksheet and links to maps

• ArcGIS - Living Atlas

• Data.gov

• GIS Research Guide

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Library Resources for ARCH - 301 

Looking for additional readings? Search the Tech Library Catalog or Libraries Worldwide.

Books on Reserve

Richard Plunz, History of Housing in NYC on Reserve in Ed Hall and Manhattan Libraries

Roger Sherwood, Modern Housing Prototypes on Reserve in Ed Hall and Manhattan Libraries

Hilary French, Key Urban Housing of the 20th Century on Reserve in Ed Hall and Manhattan Libraries

General Arts Research and Research Management

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Library Resources for ARCH 327 Reading List:

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Library Resources for ARCH 361:

 - Readings Folder

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Library Resources - ARCH 362 - Kim

• Visits the library and locates readings found on your assigned project;

• Reconnect with browsing by locating a related book in the stacks/online. 

• Reviews background research in specialized encyclopedic works; and bibliographies/endnotes found in those sources;

• Discuss how to get the most out of organizing your research and research consultations.

• Recognize how to attribute credit to text and images. 

• Librarian Crit Rubric 

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Library Resources for ARCH 401:

Building Systems | Structural Materials | Building Skins

Search the Library Catalog to locate books/ebooks from the bibliography. Expand your search by considering the broader/narrower/related linked keywords. Select and Search multiple databases to locate records that point to articles written in professional/trade journals such as Detail Magazine, Architecture Design, A+U, case studies, and books. Expand the search across ebooks database platforms such as Acess Engineering (ie, timber), GreenFile, and CuminCad Search Materials across databases and websites.

Timber Construction Details

Steel Construction Details

Concrete Construction Details
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Still image from Video attachment to the ICRA 2018 paper:
Accurate and Adaptive In situ Fabrication of an Undulated Wall using
an On-Board Visual Sensing System Various clips during the construction of the steel wire mesh are shown.

Library Resources for ARCH 423 

From the Reading List:

PreFabricated Systems Principles of Construction (ebook)

Loblolly House : elements of a new architecture.

The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design
The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design (ebook)

Mechanical and electrical equipment for buildings / Walter T. Grondzik, Architectural Engineer, Ball State University; Alison G. Kwok, Professor of Architecture, University of Oregon

Modern Construction Handbook (ebook)

The Student Handbook of Professional Practice (ebook)

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Library Resources for ARCH 473:

•  AIA Contract Document Comparisons Information 

• Google Folder with Scan Requests (login with your @nyit.edu email)

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>Excerpt from AIA Guide to Contract Documents 2007.

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Library Resources for ARCH 501 - 502 

Database Sets:

• Architecture, Design, and Fine Art 

• Engineering  - including the ASME Digital Collection; and IEEExplore

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• GIS Guide Page
• Locating Geospatial Information Slide Deck

Organizing Research & Citations

• Writing Citations 
• Zotero

Institutional Repository

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Accurate and Adaptive In situ Fabrication of an Undulated Wall using
an On-Board Visual Sensing System Various clips during the construction of the steel wire mesh are shown.

Library Resources for ARCH 705 - Cody

SCANNED READINGS and RESEARCH OUTPUT for THIS COURSE  (be sure to login with @nyit.edu)

DATABASES:

• Architecture, Design and Fine Art DBs

• Engineering DBs - including the ASME Digital Collection; and IEEExplore

EBOOKS and JOURNALS: 

• ebooks block; including the eBook Engineering Core

• DEMO SEARCH: Materiality across selected databases.

CITATIONS:

• Citation formats differ by course and by journal requirements. Pay close attention to citation formats when writing proposals.
• Consult the Citation Guide

Public Libraries provide additional resources:

• NYPL 

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Required and Suggested Texts:

see Also Evidence Based Design on the Interior Design Guide

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History of Interior Design DSGN 362

Part I: Library Refresh 

Part II: Exercise - Background Research for Exploring Topics

Part III: Book a Research Appointment

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Library Resources for ARTH 201 - Art History III

Refer to the Art History Research Guide for biographical Search, image search in references sources and databases. 

Art for  the Digital Age

About Citations for Images

Image Citation using Chicago:

"According to the Chicago Many of Style (17th ed.) information about the image, whether it is a photograph, painting, or other work of art, can be presented in the text and not in a note or bibliography.  However, if a citation is required, citing an image in Chicago style requires you to include much of the same information you would include in citing a print resource like author(s)/editor(s), title of image, and publication date. Chicago style dictates a different citation format depending on whether the image is from an electronic resource or published photograph."

Bibliography:

Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Image Title. Year. Medium. size. Museum or place image is, Location, URL. 

More Information

• Citing Primary Sources in Chicago This link opens in a new window (Library of Congress)
• How do I cite an image? This link opens in a new window (CMOS Shop Talk)

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Library Resources for ARTH 602 - Aesthetics and Theory:

eBooks & Essays

Comic Propaganda Pages - Log In with @nyit.edu google account

This is not propaganda, Chapter 3 & 4 - Log In with @nyit.edu google account

‘Nature and Function of Critical and Creative Thinking’ (ebook)
'Fact Over Fake; A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias and Political Propaganda' (ebook)
'How to Read a Paragraph, the Art of Close Reading' (ebook)
'A Thinker's Guide to Ethical Reasoning' (ebook)

Propaganda, Bernays, Edward L., 1891-1995 (ebook)

The Age of Spiritual Machines : When Computers Exceed human Intelligence, Kurzweil, Ray (ebook)

Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies : How to Find Trustworthy Information in the Digital Age,  Barclay, Donald A. (ebook)

Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for designers, Piotrowski, Christine M (ebook)

How Propaganda Works, Stanley, Jason (ebook)

Living with Robots, Dumouchel, Paul (ebook)

Playing Smart : on Games, Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence, Togelius, Julian (ebook)

The Curious Person's guide to fighting Fake News, McAfee, David G.(ebook)

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence : Why Computers Can't Think the Way We Do, Larson, Erik John (ebook)

Bad News : Why We Fall for Fake News, Brotherton, Rob (ebook)

Disinformation and You : Identify Propaganda and Manipulation, Jones, Marie D. (ebook)

Ethics in Design and Communication : critical perspectives, Scherling, Laura (ebook)

LaGarde, J. Fact vs. Fiction : Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News,

Bostrom, N. Superintelligence : Paths, Dangers, Strategies (ebook)

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry Into Values, Pirsig, Robert M. (ebook)

The Singularity is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology, Kurzweil, Ray (ebook)

AI : its Nature and Future, Boden, Margaret A. (ebook)

Books in Print

Real World AI: A Practical Guide for Responsible Machine Learning, Alyssa Rochwerger 

The Quest for Artificial Intelligence : A History of Ideas and achievements, Nilsson, Nils J.

Artificial Intelligence : An Illustrated History : from Medieval Robots to Neural Networks, Pickover, Clifford A. 

McFarland, E. Blockchain Wars: The Future of Big Tech Monopolies and the Blockchain Internet, 

Artificial Intelligence: 101 Things You Must Know Today About Our Future - Updated Edition for Post-Covid-19 World, \ Rouhiainen, L

This is Not Propaganda : Adventures in the War against Reality, Pomerantsev, Peter (on order)

Comic Art Propaganda : a Graphic History, Strömberg, Fredrik (PN6714 .S77 2010)

New York Times  (* Register for free access to the NYTimes.com here using your NYIT email address)

Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers

• Wall Street Journal (* Register for free access to the WSJ.com here using your NYIT email address)
• Washington Post
• Times, The (London, UK)
• Financial Times (Full-Text Delay: 1 month)
• Search across newspapers with the News and Media Databases

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__ more on central Park

___Interactive tree inventory map

___Central Park History

___Precedent research lesson Feb. 21st; Feb 24th.

__for Site Analysis

see also, Tips for Oasis.net on the GIS Guide

see also, Social Explorer

___ for Precedent Analysis

Precedent Analysis Worksheet

___ for Sustainability

•  Precedents in Architecture (ebook) 

• Library Tip Sheet for ARCH 202 from Librarian studio visit (3/11/22)

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Adjunct Committee - 11/07/22 - Library Service Highlights

Library Spaces & Hours

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