Penn State University Libraries - Research & Course Guides

Research Guides for Architecture & Landscape Architecture

We have prepared some guides to assist your research in the following areas:

Basic Topics:

• Architectural History
• Art History
• Architecture
• Intro for Graduate Students of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
  
• Landscape Architecture

Specific Topics:

• Accessibility & Universal Design (ADA)
• Biographical Resources: Architecture & Landscape Architecture
• Building Codes & Regulations
• Buildings in Rome
• Design Drawings
• Design Standards & Rules of Thumb
• Electronic Resources for Centre County
• Picture and Image Resources

For guides in other areas of research, refer to the main Research Guides page.

Course Guides for Architecture & Landscape Architecture

We have prepared some guides to assist your research in the following areas:

ARCH 210: Introduction to Architecture and Planning Theories: The course introduces architectural and urban theory by presenting and exploring key concepts through major texts from the Western tradition.

LARCH 361W: Historic Issues in Landscape Architecture: A review of design history (precedent studies), an introduction to historic method, history as an informant to design, reading the historic landscape, and issues of preservation and restoration.

For guides to other courses, refer to the Course Guide Finder page.