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Architecture
Our subject guides provide a comprehensive introduction to resources in your subject that are available through the GSA Library. From books to journals, from websites to blogs, our subject guides are the perfect way to get acquainted with high-quality print and electronic resources in your subject.
Books for Architecture- New Books Alert Service
- Reading Lists
- Dissertations
- Exam Papers
- Journals for Architecture
- Online Resources for Architecture
- Archives for Architecture
- Library Architecture Blog
- Academic Liaison Librarian
- Online Induction
- Other Libraries Available To You
Books for Architecture
The GSA Library holds a comprehensive selection of books on architecture and the built environment. The shelfmarks below will help you when browsing our collection. Be careful not to restrict yourself to just this one section of the Library however - there will be books in other sections that will also be of use to you.
The GSA Library Catalogue enables you to search for specific books within the collection, either by author, title, keyword or artist. The catalogue is available both over the Internet and at terminals in the Library itself.
- 155.9 Environmental psychology
- 690 Building construction
- 691 Building materials
- 696 Building services
- 697.78 Energy studies
- 711.01 Urban design
- 711.4 City planning
- 712 Landscape architecture
- 720.1 Architectural theory
- 720.284 Architectural drawing
- 720.288 Architectural conservation
- 720.47 Sustainable architecture
- 720.68 Architectural practice
- 720.9 Architectural history
- 720.92 Architects A-Z
- 720.94-720.99 Architecture by country
- 721.0285 Computer-aided design
- 722-724 Architecture by period
- 724.6 Twentieth century architecture
- 725 Public buildings
- 726 Religious buildings
- 727 Education buildings
- 728 Housing
New Books Alert Service
We also offer a New Books Alert Service, which will give you notification of all new art and design books as soon as they are added to stock and available to borrow. You can subscribe via email or RSS.
Reading Lists
Most reading list books are housed in our Temporary Reference collection. They are reference only and cannot be borrowed. The GSA Library Catalogue will indicate if an item is in the reading lists collection. You will need to make a note of the shelfmark and take it to the Library Service Desk where a member of staff will fetch it for you.
Dissertations
We hold copies of all Historical and Critical Studies dissertations going back to 1984. We also hold Mackintosh School of Architecture dissertations back to 1972 and Masters and PhD theses from our art, design and architecture students.
All dissertations are indexed in the GSA Library Catalogue. They are reference only and cannot be borrowed - you will need to make a note of the shelfmark and take it to the Library Service Desk where a member of staff will fetch the dissertation for you.
Browse Mackintosh School of Architecture dissertations and theses by year
Exam Papers
The Library holds complete sets of the Mackintosh School of Architecture’s examination papers, back to 1996. These are held in the Temporary Reference collection and are available for consultation within in the Library. Please ask for them at the Library Service Desk.
Journals for Architecture
The Library subscribes to a number of architecture journals, from Abitare to Urban Studies.
Online Resources for Architecture
We subscribe to a growing number of electronic databases and online resources, which are designed to supplement the hard copy collections in the Library. Our online resources range from bibliographic databases, to image sites and video, and can even be accessed over the Internet from home.
Some of our resources are accessed through Athens accounts, which are available to all GSA staff and students.
Intute, the subject gateway for quality Internet resources has also produced a guide to the best websites and online resources in Environmental Engineering, including resources in renewable energy, materials, solar energy and photovoltaics.
Intute Guide: Environmental Engineering
Intute has also produced Internet for Architecture, a guide to searching and evaluating quality Internet resources in architecture.
Archives for Architecture
GSA Archives hold a number of materials that are of great interest to architectural research. Download our guide to find out about these materials. Click here to find out more about GSA Archives.
GSA Archives for Architectural research
Read our Library Architecture Blog
Our subject blogs provide a one-stop shop for information on high-quality resources available in your subject through the Library or Web. Because information from all kinds of resources is brought together in a single place, you don’t have to do any detective work yourself, whilst remaining confident that you’re keeping abreast of new and updated content.
Read our Library Architecture Blog
Academic Liaison Librarian
Your Academic Liaison Librarian can provide expert advice on our collections and on print and electronic resources in your discipline. You can also contact your Academic Liaison Librarian about accessing resources elsewhere, both virtually or in other libraries, or request book purchases if we do not have what you are looking for.
The Academic Liaison Librarian's office is located on the upper level of the Main Library. You can usually pop in to see him during normal working hours. Alternatively, use the contact details below.
- David Buri
- d.buri@gsa.ac.uk
- +44(0)141 353 4701
Online Induction
We offer a tailored online induction, which is designed to complement face-to-face inductions with your Academic Liaison Librarian. Use our online induction to remind yourself of the services we offer, or to check up on how you can access them.
Other Libraries
The GSA Library contains one of the UK's best collections of art, design and architecture material. But there will inevitably be times when you will wish to supplement our collections by visiting other libraries.
Depending on your level of study, there are a variety of access arrangements that can gain you access to other libraries in Glasgow and the UK. Click here to discover which schemes you are eligible to join.