LibGuides: Research Guide, Engelsman ARCH 501/501, Fall 2019: Course Guide

In this Guide

This guide will jump-start access to your course resources and research tools. Each Tab outlines resources and best practices to assist your research practice.

Architecture Research

Visual Resources

Research & Writing

- Statista

- Opposing Issues in Context

Art & Architecture Library Visit

Survey

Key Sources

Material ConneXion
4,500 materials and processes
Materials Properties Visualization
Use DataVis to visually explore materials and their properties.
Find and compare material property data, then save your interactive visualizations and share with others.
MaterialsSEARCH
The shared source for design material collections.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Zotero
"Zotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content in your web browser, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click. Whether you're searching for a preprint on arXiv.org, a journal article from JSTOR, a news story from the New York Times, or a book from your university library catalog, Zotero has you covered with support for thousands of sites."

Why do I need to cite?

Citations represent the breadth and depth of research
Recognize the origins and basis for your arguments, findings, and conclusion
Recognize the work of scholars and practitioners before you
Prevent plagiarism
Identify the words, ideas, images, videos, and any content from somewhere else.

What should I cite?

Ok, so let's say you are sifting through dozens of images and need only one view of a precedent for the final presentation, Unless you captured or drew the image yourself, The answer is always, yes. Cite everything.

Course Reserves and Select Readings

An Atlas of Fabrication: Barkow Leibinger
Call Number: NA1053. B333 A4 2009
Cutting Matta-Clark by Mark Wigley
Stan Allen: four projects
Theory and Design in the First Machine Age by Reyner Banham

Yaneva, Albena. "Scaling Up and Down. . . "
Yaneva, Albena. (2005). Scaling Up and Down: Extraction Trials in Architectural Design. Social Studies of Science - SOC STUD SCI. 35. 867-894. 10.1177/0306312705053053.