The Work of Charles and Ray Eames
The Library of Congress, in partnership with the Vitra Design Museum, has assembled an online exhibit about the lives and work of Charles and Ray Eames.
Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
Terminology
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
From The Getty
Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Entries on architects, terms, periods, and styles, covering all periods of Western architectural history.
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Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.
Databases
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BuildingGreen.com
Information on a wide range of topics related to sustainable building, including energy efficiency, recycled-content materials, land-use planning and indoor air quality. Integrates online versions of GreenSpec, Environmental Building News (EBN), and a database of more than 100 high-performance building case studies.
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EBSCOhost
Search from a wide range of research databases for magazine and journal articles. Updated daily.
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Grove Art Online
Contains 45,000 full text articles on every aspect of the visual arts--painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography--from prehistory to the present day, and a wide variety of image files. Updated daily.
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JSTOR
Full text of about 600 scholarly journals in the arts and sciences, from their earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago. Does not include current issues of the journals.
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Oregon Career Information System
Provides a system of occupational and educational information to help Oregonians learn about the world of work and education.
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Vocational and Career Collection
EBSCOhost. Full text coverage for 400 trade and industry-related periodicals including American Machinist, Contemporary Longterm Care, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more.
Journals
- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts
- Electronic and print journals owned by Portland Community College. This list includes: architecture, fine arts, landscape architecture, drawing, photography and sculpture. Many journals listed are peer reviewed. See also: Journals and Magazines by Title; What is a Journal.
ArchitectureWeek
An online magazine of design and building, it provides timely information and images with an independent perspective, for architects, builders, designers, planners, and other AEC industry professionals. It covers new buildings as they open worldwide, and a broad spectrum of design, technical, and cultural issues. ArchitectureWeek showcases articles from well known journalists and experts as well as new voices in every aspect of architectural design, practice, building technology, and digital media.-