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

Library Course Guides for the School of Architecture & Design

School of Architecture & Design Course Guides

Libraries Support Success in your Courses: FALL 2023

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AIDD 160, ARCH 161 & 162 
ARCH 201/202 ARCH 362
ARCH 301 ARCH 501/502
ARCH 401 ARCH 412
DSGN 203
DSGN 204
DSGN 326
DSGN 221  
  ARTB 651
ARTH 201 ARTH 602

 

AAID 160 | ARCH 162

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ARCH 201 / 202

ARCH 272

ARCH 301

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Library Resources for ARCH - 301 

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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

More in the Stacks and Ebooks

  • Browse HOUSING subdivided geographically in the STACKS:   NA7100-7884
  • Browse HOUSING by Form in the STACKS: NA4150-4160

Journals on Housing Design

Articles & Reports

The mediums, Articles, Journals, and documentaries provide the latest information on a topic. Read and examine these articles for the latest research and new arguments emerging from research and practice. Though not comprehensive, these suggested articles represent a portion of what has been debated through the literature, 

History of Housing

Typology

  • Avilla-Royo, Raül, Sam Jacoby, and Ibon Bilbao. 2021. “The Building as a Home: Housing Cooperatives in Barcelona.” Buildings: An Open Access Journal for the Built Environment 11 (4): 1–21. (PDF)
  • Kurz, Daniel. 2022. “Diversität Macht Stadt : Stadtsiedlung Reitmen Schlieren, Haerle Hubacher, Steib Gmür Geschwentner Kyburz Und Raderschall Partner = [Diversity and the City : Reitman Urban Housing Development in Schlieren, Haerle Hubacher with Steib Gmür Geschwentner Kyburz and Raderschall Partner].” Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, no. 1–2 (January): 25–33. (PDF)

Future of housing

ARCH 361 - Renaissance Arch and Representation

ARCH 362

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Library Resources - ARCH 362 - Kim

  • Visits the library website, catalog, and databases to gather information and images on your assigned project;
  • Reconnect with browsing by locating related works in the stacks or online. 
  • Review 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. 
  • Research Consultations
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  • Questions?

ARCH 401 - Integrative Design V

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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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ARCH 473 - CM Contracts

ARCH 481 - Professional Practice

ARCH 501 / 502 Thesis 2022-2023 - Fall 2023

Spatial Data related to Labor and Industry

ARCH 705 - Cody

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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 705 - Cody

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

DATABASES:


EBOOKS and JOURNALS: 

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:

 

DSGN 204

DSGN 362

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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

OPEN the WORKSHEET 

DSGN 483

ARTB 651 Critical Thinking and Writing - Kaufmann

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Library Collections for ARTB 651 - Critical Thinking and Writing - SP2023

This brief guide highlights library sources and services most relevant to this course. Contact librarians whenever you need a hand furthering your ideas. 

General Design Theory 


The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm, by Tom Kelley (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), (ebook)


Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires, Tim Brown  (ebook)
Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All, Tom Kelley (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), (ebook)


The Design Method, The: A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication, Eric Karjalouto (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) 
Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better Products 1st Ed., John Whalen  (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)(ebook)
Design Is Storytelling, Ellen Lupton (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)
Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work, Nigel Cross, (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) 
The Design Thinking Toolbox: A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods 1st ed., by M. Lewrick, P. Link, L. Leifer   (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)
Graphic Design Thinking: Beyond Brainstorming, by Ellen Lupton (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) (ebook)

A Whole New Mind : Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), Daniel Pink (ebook)

Graphic Design
Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design, Steven Heller (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), (ebook)
Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited: A Commonsense Approach to Web Usability, Steve Krug  (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)
How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer, Debbie Millman (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) (ebook)
79 Short Essays on Design, Michael Bierut, (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) (ebook)

Games/Animation
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, Ed Catmull. (president of PIXAR) (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) (ebook)
Critical Gaming: Interactive History and Virtual Heritage, Professor Erik Champion (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), (ebook)
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, Jane McGonigal (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), (ebook)
From Barbie to Mortal Kombat : Gender and Computer Games, Justine Cassell, Henry Jenkins (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.),  (ebook)
Simulation and its Discontents, Sherry Turkle (Simulation and Visualization) (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)

3D-Product Design
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. by Sherry Turkle (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.) (ebook)
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things, Donald Norman (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.)

The Design of Everyday Things (Links to an external site.) (Link will open in new tab.), Donald Norman, (ebook)

Contemporary and Critical Art Historical Online Collections

Primary & Secondary Source Research in the Arts

Databases for Arts Research

ARTH 201 - Kaufmann

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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

ARTH 602 ' Aesthetics and Theory' - Kaufmann

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

 Image Credit: L. Kaufmann.

DSGN 204

DSGN 203

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Pattern History through Library Sources and Digital Humanities

1. Gathering background information from encyclopedic overviews such as Oxford Art Online and Credo Reference.
2. Refer to in-depth information across books and journals
3. Gather additional visuals from digital humanities sources

Encyclopedic Sources

Dive Deep with Books and Ebooks

Image Collections

Notable Museum Collections

ARCH 412 Fall 2023

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Research Tips for the Compressive Structure Report:

1. Gathering background information from specialized encyclopedias and reference ebooks.

2. Refer to in-depth and case studies information across ebooks and journal articles

3. Cite your sources using the citation generators and OWL purdue.

1. Specialized Encyclopedia and Reference Sources:

Articles provide an overview and information on built works with the structural design. Follow the articles and references. 

Stone Arch Bridge

2. Examples of Three Works from eBooks and Journal Articles

3. Cite Your Sources in MLA format. 

Example Reference Article:

Goode, Patrick. "arch." The Oxford Companion to Architecture. : Oxford University Press, , 2009. Oxford Reference. Date Accessed 23 Oct. 2023 <https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198605683.001.0001/acref-9780198605683-e-0052>.

Example Ebook Entry:

1. Möller, Eberhard. Manual of Structural Design : Structural Principles - Suitable Spans - Inspiring Works, Detail Business Information GmbH, The, 2022. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nyit-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6963509.

2. Tanner, Jennifer Eisenhauer, and Richard E. Klingner. Masonry Structural Design, Second Edition. 2nd edition., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. 

Example: Journal Article:

Effective Paraphrasing:

 

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Embedded Librarian Available for Canvas 

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Document Delivery 

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