Urban Design Group and Art Guide


inch.com/~buehler/ruins/
Ellis Island, Airplane Graveyard, Rockaways' Playland, and Roosevelt Stadium are among the featured sites. Photographic collection depicting modern ruins located throughout the world.
  
cyburbia.org/
A directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts sev
  
arcosanti.org/
When complete, Arcosanti will house 7000 people, demonstrating ways to improve urban conditions and lessen the impact on the earth. An experimental town in the high desert of Arizona.
  
cibse.org/
Institution researching and publishing information about the built environment. Offers guidance on how to choose a building services engineer, and information about services such as heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, lighting, security, fire protecti
  
civictrust.org.uk/
Includes details of trust activities, which include regeneration projects, heritage open days and the Civic Trust Awards scheme. Charity devoted to enhancing the quality of life in Britain's cities, towns and villages.
  
advancedbuildings.org/
Searchable collection of information on technologies and practices designed to improve the energy efficiency of commercial and residential buildings. Methods relate to building structure, finishes and furnishings, heating and cooling, plumbing and waterhe
  
www2.rudi.net/rudi.html
Information resource covering all aspects of urban design including city profiles, original essays, organisations , design guides, events, case studies and other links Also home pages for Urban Design Group and Urban Design Alliance (UDAL).
  
content.lib.washington.edu/cities/
Photographs can be accessed by entering a range of parameters including title, site, date of construction, materials, or style. Additional databases can be selected such as the Eric Searchable image database of cities and buildings from over 50 countries.
  
skyscraper.org/
Documents the architectural style of New York, considering the design, technology, creation, and functionality of skyscrapers. Provides access to an exhibition archive, a collection of historical documents and collaborative projects, a timeline showing co
  
sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World/socgeog.html
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to social geography.
  
edina.ed.ac.uk/ukborders/
United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental b
  
fmb.org.uk/welcome.asp
Topics covered include brown field development, the art of period renovation and designing to minimise storm damage. Monthly publication by the Federation of Master Builders, which represents all medium and small sized building companies in the UK.
  
skyscraperpage.com/
Directory of skyscrapers searchable by geographical location, architect, year, type of building, address, and status (built, construction, proposed, vision, cancelled or destroyed). In addition to these search parameters, results returned comprise a scale
  
sussex.ac.uk/Units/gec/ph3summ/marvin3.htm
Set of briefing papers and details of publications from an ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme research project. This research reconnects urban policy to infrastructure management by highlighting how the adoption of supply-led or more demand-respon
  
sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbintro.shtml
Discusses possible benefits of the 'green building' in relation to the impact that design, construction, and maintenance procedures have had upon the environment. Offe Detailed information for environmentally conscious architects, engineers, and builders.
  
Number of reviews is 15 - Art Sculpture