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The British Museum

The British Museum
The 24-hour Museum The 24-hour Museum (National Virtual Museum)
America from the Great Depression to WWII America from the Great Depression to WWII: photographs from the Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information collection — US Library of Congress
American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union
Amiens cathedral Amiens cathedral — Columbia University site, designed for people with amazing eyesight
Amnesty International
Amnesty International — also in French, Spanish & ArabicAmnesty International
The Art Bin The Art Bincultural politics, art, literature, music &c.
Archipelago Archipelago — arts, culture, human rights
Art Crimes Art Crimes — a gallery of graffiti
Arts Journal Arts Journala digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism
Auschwitz: Memorial & Museum Auschwitz — official Site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum in Oswiecim, Poland
Auschwitz: The world remembers Auschwitz: The world remembers: The Guardian, 28 January, 2005
Auschwitz: The Last Expression Auschwitz: The Last Expression: Art from Auschwitz — plus essays and information
Art of an Auschwitz Survivor: Jan Komski Auschwitz: Art of an Auschwitz Survivor — Jan Komski
Avalon Project Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History & Diplomacy — Yale Law School; includes on-line human rights archive
Avant Guide Avant Guide — on-line culture magazine: ‘insiders’ guides to progressive culture’
The BBC History pages The BBC History pages
The BBC web guide: history The BBC web guide: history — an excellent links page
Berlin Wall links Berlin Wall & other Berlin links — on the Germany pop-up
Books: Society, Politics and Philosophy on Amazon Books: Society, Politics & Philosophy on Amazon
Budapest Ten Day Calendar Budapest Ten Day Calendar — on the Budapest Sun site; music, theatre, galleries & museums
Bulgaria: EU candidate country Bulgaria: EU candidate country
Business & the Holocaust Business & the Holocaust: Stock Maven — are familiar names in commerce linked with WWII atrocities, and are they fulfilling their responsibilities now?
The Necessity of Reforming the Church (1543) John Calvin: The Necessity of Reforming the Church (1543)
Cave painting at Lascaux Cave painting at Lascaux — wonderful
Censorship Censorship — University of Virginia mini-site
Centre National d’Art & de Culture Georges Pompidou Centre National d’Art & de Culture Georges Pompidou — English available
Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon — English available (on PDF)
Central Europe Review Central Europe Review — excellent news, arts & culture portal; related to Transitions On-line (q.v.)
Charter 77 Charter 77 text
China Human Rights Fact Sheet
China
China Human Rights Fact Sheet: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights
Human Rights in China
China
Human Rights in China — an excellent, ride-ranging site
Human Rights Watch
China
Human Rights Watch: China & Tibet
China Underground
China
China Underground — culture & travel site (not an organ of the Chinese government)
Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group
China
Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group — China’s torture and murder of practitioners of a form of meditation
China: A Gwei Lo in the Midst
China
A Gwei Lo in the Midst (an Anglo-Saxon in China) by Robert Clements
Chinese Cultural Revolution
China
Chinese Cultural Revolution — a new exhibition in Budapest reveals posters, objects and photos from 1966 to 1976
Chinatown’s year of the damp squib Chinatown’s year of the damp squib — the authorities have taken the spark out of Chinese new year
Cold War Museum Cold War Museum — US organisation: just an internet museum at present, but a substantial resource
Croatia: EU relations with south-eastern Europe Croatia: EU relations with south-eastern Europe
Cuba: Lonely Planet Cuba: Lonely Planet
Cuba Cuba — illustrated essay by photographer Adam Kufeld
Cuba Cuba — official culture site
Culture Kiosque Culture Kiosquemulti-lingual cultural news from around the world
Culture Vulture Culture Vulture‘A somewhat haphazard and idiosyncratic sharing of matters cultural’
Czech culture links Czech Republic culture & travel resources
The Drum The Drum, Aston, Birmingham — arts venue dedicated to promoting African, Asian and Caribbean arts and cultural activities
Historic heart of Dublin Dublin: Historic Heart project
Theban Mapping Project Egypt: The Theban Mapping Project — Egyptology: current reports on the TMP’s activities in KV5 & coverage of the artifacts & wall reliefs that are being revealed daily
The Upuant Project Egypt: The Upuant Project
The Egyptian Museum The Egyptian Museum
Eisteddfod Eisteddfod: the National Eisteddfod of Wales
English Heritage English Heritage
European Cultural Foundation European Cultural Foundation
Europa: Europe & Culture Europa: Europe & Culture
Euro Culture Euro Culture
Euro Festival Info Centre Euro Festival Info Centre
Festival of Britain Festival of Britain — 1963 essay by Michael Frayn in the Guardian
Festival of Britain Festival of Britain — Adam Nicholson from Regeneration. The Story of the Dome
Fingerprint of the 20th Century Fingerprint of the 20th Century — millennial exhibition presented by the Budapest History Museum
Freedom Forum Freedom Forum — us-based ‘non-partisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people’
Freedom House Freedom House — human rights organisation
Freedom of the Press Freedom of the Press — country-by-country report published by Freedom House (q.v.)
Freedom of the Press: Iran
Freedom of the Press: Iran
Free Tibet Campaign
Free Tibet Campaign
(see also Students for a Free Tibet below)
Germany links Germany: culture & travel links
The J. Paul Getty Museum The J. Paul Getty Museum
In the ghetto with Polanski Ghetto: In the ghetto with Polanski — Roman Polanski revisits the Warsaw ghetto in the Guardian 22/6/01
Global nomads on World Weave Global nomads on World Weave
HAPAX French resources HAPAX French resources — French art & culture
Harwich History Harwich History — a fascinating suite of pages
The Hermitage Museum The Hermitage Museum (English language available)
Holidays on the Net Holidays on the Net — the story behind each of a handful of holidays from different cultures: Ramadan, Purim, Easter &c.
remember.org The Holocaust: remember.org
Holocaust History Project The Holocaust History Project — a lot of material
Holocaust Images Holocaust Images
Human Rights & Europe Human Rights & Europe: Foreign Office report — PDF
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch — several languages available
Hungary: EU candidate country Hungary: EU candidate country — archived notes
Hungarian Cultural Centre, London Hungarian Cultural Centre, London
Hungary: heritage Hungary: ‘Sterilised against her will’ — Budapest Sun
Hungary: 1956, anti-semitism and David Irving Hungary: 1956, anti-semitism and David Irving — Budapest Sun
Hungary: heritage Hungary: heritage: Our past preserved — Budapest Sun
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow
Jan Hus

Jan Hus
Jan Hus — biography & commentary by Chris Gerrish (two pages without a link)
Iceland Culture Iceland Culture
Identity cards in the UK Identity cards in the UK — Guardian report
International Council of Museums International Council of Museums (ICOM)
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
The Invention of Popular Culture The Invention of Popular Culture — how we had to create high culture before we could have low culture (The Guardian)
The Baghdad Museum Iraq Museum, Baghdad — includes some excellent archive photographs from the 1920s
Iran Heritage Foundation Iran Heritage Foundation
Iranian Cultural and Information Center: supporting freedom of the press
Iranian Cultural & Information Centre at Stanford University: supporting freedom of the press; plus culture & arts pages
Iran
Iran: news & directories: Payvand
Kyoto National Museum Japan: Kyoto National Museum — a treat
Jewish.co.uk Jewish.co.uk
Center for Jewish History Centre for Jewish History, New York
Jewish Museum, New York Jewish Museum, New York
Justice or mercy for ex-communists? Justice or mercy for ex-communists? — the implication being that these cannot be the same thing — BBC, 15/5/01
Language skills and European integration Language skills & European integration: The Guardian
Linguaphone Linguaphone — teach-yourself language courses
Make Poverty History Make Poverty History
Martin Luther: Selected Works Martin Luther: Selected Works
Martin Luther King Jr Papers Project Martin Luther King Jr Papers Project, Stanford University
The Maritime Museum, Greenwich Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Marshall Plan: BBC Marshall Plan: BBC — US plan for funding European reconstruction after WW2; shaped Europe for 40 years
Marshall Plan: LoC Marshall Plan: Library of Congress — fiftieth anniversary site
Merseyside Maritime Museum Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool
Movement for Decocratic Change Movement for Decocratic Change, Zimbabwe
The Museum of London Museum of London
Muslim Spain & European Culture Muslim Spain & European Culture
us National Academy of Design National Academy of Design (us)
National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff National Museum & Gallery of Wales, Cardiff
National Museum of Science + Industry National Museum of Science & Industry
Nations in Transit Nations in Transit — they mean ‘transition’; published annually by Freedom House, focusing on 27 former Communist states
Natural History Museum Natural History Museum
Newspapers: downbrowing? Newspapers: downbrowing?
Open Net Initiative Open Net Initiative — monitoring internet censorship
Perforations Perforations — art, music, media, cultural theory & criticism
Photo London Photo London — ‘Gateway to London’s public photographic collections’
Plastic Plastic.com — hard to explain
Polish workers win trade union rights Poland: Polish workers win trade union rights: BBC 30/8/80
Warsaw Jews mark uprising Poland: Warsaw Ghetto: Warsaw Jews mark uprising — ‘the small Jewish community in Warsaw held a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto’
Poles blamed for wartime massacres Poles blamed for wartime massacres — ‘at least 30 organised massacres of Jews in Poland during WWII were carried out by local people rather than occupying Nazis’
Post-Modern Culture Post-Modern Culture‘the leading electronic journal of interdisciplinary thought on contemporary cultures’
J.M. Keynes and postwar British cultural policy Postwar Britain: Arts Council, J.M. Keynes and postwar British cultural policy — The Guardian
From clubmen to clubbing Postwar Britain: From clubmen to clubbing — The Guardian
From sages to celebrities Postwar Britain: From sages to celebrities — The Guardian
Potsdam conference Potsdam conference, July-August 1945: Foreign Office documents — overview, British impressions of Berlin & Potsdam; minutes, notes & records of meetings involving Churchill, Truman, Eden, Attlee, Bevin, Stalin, Molotov
Preserving the past Preserving the past — ten historical sites in the Czech Republic are protected as UNESCO World Heritage sites
Project Judaica Foundation Project Judaica Foundation
Photographs of signs enforcing racial discrimination
Racial discrimmination / apartheid
Photographs of signs enforcing racial discrimination – documentation by Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photographers — US Library of Congress
Radio Berlin Radio Berlin — with links to other stations
Radio Berlin Radio Free Asia — US government propaganda operation, but useful nevertheless
Rock music defeated communism Rock music defeated communism
Patrin: A Brief History of the Roma Roma: A Brief History — Patrin Web Journal
Killing Anastazia

Killing Anastazia
Roma in Central Europe
‘Killing Anastazia’ and ‘Off the Map: life in an abandoned mining town’ — photo-essays in the Prague Post
Roma in Hungary Roma in Hungary: equal rights under the law — in the Budapest Sun
Romania: EU candidate country Romania: EU candidate country
Gateway to Russia .com Russia: Gateway to Russia .com — culture, news & travel information
The Russian State Museum The Russian State Museum — English language available
Salon magazine Salonon-line culture, arts and lit magazine
Serbia Info News Serbia: Government web-site
Anti-slavery.org
Slavery: Anti-Slavery International
Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Magazine The Smithsonian Magazine
Socialist Realism in Pravda Socialist Realism in Pravda — excellent essay by Jeffrey Brooks
The Sphinx Temple The Sphinx Temple — articles, photos, maps, movies
Spike magazine Spike — on-line magazine ‘picking the brains of popular culture’
Students for a Free Tibet Students for a Free Tibet (see also Free Tibet Campaign above)
Time magazine Time magazine
Townpages Townpages — a network of sites dedicated to individual British towns
Trade Justice Movement Trade Justice Movement — campaigning for trade justice – not free trade – with the rules weighted to benefit poor people and the environment
Transitions Online Transitions Online — news & culture portal; related to Central Europe Review (q.v.)
UNESCO world heritage list UNESCO world heritage list
UNHCR UNHCR
Variant Variant‘in-depth coverage in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues’
Victoria and Albert Museum Victoria and Albert Museum
The Museum of Computing Virtual Museum of Computing
Lech Wa³esa

Lech Wa³esa
Lech Wa³esa — Time magazine profile & Nobel Foundation biography
World Civilisations

World Civilisations
World Civilisations — Washington State University: a huge & valuable educational resource with great scope (in two parts)
World War II and the Looted Art Problem World War II & the Looted Art Problem — Museum Security Network; an excellent resources page
WWW Virtual Library: Culture WWW Virtual Library: Culture
Yiddish culture Yiddish culture — building a European Centre for Yiddish Culture
The Zinoviev Letter The Zinoviev Letter — chapter & verse
Zagreb Fairs Zagreb Fairs
architecture
Art, design, architecture + media information

ADAM — art, design, architecture & media information gateway; due for replacement soon, but still working
AJ Specification AJ Specification — companion site to Architects’ Journal (q.v.); free registration compulsory
Alvar Aalto Foundation Alvar Aalto Foundation — museum, archives & academy
American Architectural Foundation American Architectural Foundation — ‘helping people understand the importance of architecture in their lives’
Amiens cathedral Amiens cathedral — Columbia University site
Angle Angle photography & design — architectural photography
ArchE ArchE — architecture e-zine
Archéire Archéire — Irish architecture
Archinform Archinform — international architectural database with over 10,000 built and unbuilt projects; also in German
Archiseek Archiseek — architectural news & entertaining message-board; part of Archéire
Architects’ Network Architects’ Network — architects, architecture schools, construction supplies and architecture publications
Architects’ Journal Architects’ Journalindispensable; now a pay site
Architectural Association Architectural Association School of Architecture, London
Architectural Digest Architectural Digest (Condé Nast) — subscription only
Architectural Record Architectural Record
Architectural Review Architectural Review
Architecture Architecture
Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon Architecture & Allied Arts Library: University of Oregon
Architecture Asia Architecture Asia — architecture & design network (includes Australia & New Zealand)
Architecture Café Architecture Café — excellent site; some if it is even in English
Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Florida Architecture & Fine Arts Library, University of Florida
Architecture For All Architecture For All — joint project between RIBA and the V&A
Architecture For Humanity Architecture For Humanity — ‘non-profit organisation to promote architectural & design solutions to global, social & humanitarian crises’
Architecture Forum Architecture Forum
Architecture Foundation Architecture Foundation — ‘aims to promote the importance of high quality contemporary architecture’
Architecture Hate Page Architecture Hate Page — from BBVH Architecture, Rotterdam; pretty self-explanatory, this one
Architecture Papers Architecture Papers — ‘hundreds of examples of research papers, reports, & essays critically analysing key topics in this demanding field’
Architecture Week Architecture Week
The Ark, Hammersmith

The Ark: Galinsky
The Ark, Hammersmith, London — site dedicated to Ralph Erskine’s ocean-going office-block (above) and Galinsky’s page
Arkhitekturny Vestnik Arkhitekturny Vestnikcomprehensive English summary of Russian magazine
Architosh Architosh — dedicated to Mac-based architects & CAD professionals
Architronic Architronic — an electronic journal of architecture
Arcology: Arcosanti Arcology — architecture/ecology: Arcosanti
Arcspace.com Arcspace.com
Art and Architecture Art & Architecture — ‘a cross discipline resource which advocates a better quality built environment for all’
PicassoMio Art of architecture — browse the architecture theme pages of on-line art dealers PicassoMio
Art and Architecture Art & Architecture — excellent uk site run by the Courtauld Institute
Art and Architecture: UCSB Art & Architecture Library, UCSB — resources rather than original material, but substantial
Art Deco and modernist architecture and art Art Deco & modernist architecture & art — resources
Art History Net Art History Network — resource for art history, archaeology and architecture resources
Art Nouveau worldwide Art Nouveau worldwide — historical and geographical guide to Nouveau architecture
Athens: University of Indiana Athens — University of Indiana architecture resource
Tate Gallery: Bankside Power Station (Tate Modern) Bankside Power Station, London (now the Tate Modern) — Tate site
Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv
The Bauhaus, modernism & domestic architecture The Bauhaus, modernism & domestic architecture — study by Kelly Oxborrow
BBC Broadcasting House: a potted history BBC Broadcasting House: a potted history — background behind this superb 1930s building
BBC web-guide: architecture and design BBC web-guide: architecture & design — an excellent links page
Berlin’s Buildings: Nazi past lives on Berlin’s Buildings – Nazi past lives on: Deutsche Welle
Better Public Building Better Public Building (Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award)
Birkhäuser Birkhäuser, publishers — English & German available
Blok BlokCzech design & architecture magazine: English available
Books: Architecture Books: Architecture — Amazon
Books: Modernism and Architecture Books: Modernism & Architecture — Amazon
Books search boxes Books — to search for other subjects, please use the search boxes above
About Bristol Bristol: About Bristol — pictorial tour: comprehensive, interesting, horrible wallpaper...
Bristol & Bath RIBA Bristol & Bath RIBA — excellent site for professional or interested amateur
CUBE Centre for the Understanding of the Built Environment (CUBE)
Charlottenborg Palace Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen — a great page on Arcspace
Chinese rural architecture Chinese rural architecture — photo tour & commentary
Chrysler Building Chrysler Building — impressive private site
Churches of Kotor Churches of Kotor — English descriptions & photographs of battered Yugoslavian churches
Cities and Buildings Image Database Cities and Buildings Image Database — thousands of images of architecture & city views from around the world (University of Washington)
Classic Cafés Classic Cafés — ‘often dismissed as “greasy spoons”, classic cafés are little gems of British vernacular high street design’
Dutch classicism Classicism: Dutch — on the Amsterdam Heritage site
Victorian classicism Classicism: Victorian — classicism and classical revival in Victorian architecture — examples on Victorian Web
CABE Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment (CABE)
The Concrete Centre The Concrete Centre — architectural resource (cannot be read at 800x600)
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier — Time magazine’s People of the Century article
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier — a resource
Le Corbusier: Villa Savoye Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret: Villa Savoye — Boston College page
Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret: Villa Savoye Le Corbusier / Pierre Jeanneret: Villa Savoye — in French
Decopix Decopix — photos of art deco buildings around the world by Randy Juster
de la Warr Pavilion on Art Deco resources page de la Warr Pavilion — links on the Art Deco resources page
Design Architecture Design Architecture — news, features, images
Design Week Design Week
Digital archive of architecture Digital archive of architecture (Boston College) — image archive
Architectural Dublin Dublin architecture — excellent guide to Dublin’s architecture, lots of facts and images
Historic heart of Dublin Dublin: historic heart — complements the site above
Durham cathedral & castle Durham cathedral & castle — an impressive virtual tour
e-Architect e-Architect — American Institute of Architects
Edinburgh Contemporary Architecture Edinburgh Contemporary Architecture
Edinburgh World Heritage Edinburgh World Heritage
Ellipsis Ellipsis — pretentious design but very interesting
Empire State Building: construction Empire State Building: construction — nauseating photographs by L.W. Hine (New York Public Library)
Empire State Building: web-cam Empire State Building: web-cam
English Architecture: Britain Express English Architecture: Britain Express
An Evolutionary Architecture An Evolutionary Architecture: an exhibition of the work of John Frazer and Diploma Unit 11 of the Architectural Association School of Architecture
Fat Channel Fat Channel — a large percentage of the content is barmey
Foster and Partners Foster & Partners
Norman Foster Interview Norman Foster Interview: Christian Science Monitor
Frauenkirche, Dresden Frauenkirche, Dresden — now rebuilt
Fred and Ginger: Gehry’s dancing building Fred & Ginger: Gehry’s dancing building steps out in Prague — by Meghan Walsh from the Journal of the International Institute
Front Porch Front Porch — essays on architecture and urban design
Galinsky: Modern Buildings Galinsky: Modern Buildings
Gaudí Central Gaudí Central — illustrated discussions of his works
Gaudí photo-tour Gaudí — photo tour of his work; text in Spanish
Frank O. Gehry: Architect Frank O. Gehry: Master Architect — not exactly official
Cass Gilbert Cass Gilbert — Great Buildings Online
Glass, Steel & Stone Glass, Steel & Stone — art & architecture around the world; eclectic; operates an architecture forum; also skyscraper web-ring
Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library, National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering, University of California, Berkeley — superb
Great Buildings Collection Great Buildings Collection — excellent resource
Great Synagogue Great Synagogue, Ostrog, Ukraine
Ancient Greek Architecture Ancient Greek Architecture: Great Buildings Collection
Greek Art and Architecture Greek Art & Architecture — University of Colorado
Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners
Hartill Art Associates Hartill Art Associates — architectural image library, including on-line galleries
Horta Horta — Cupola Art Nouveau Architecture
Hundertwasser Hundertwasser — official site, care of Kunst Haus Wien
Indian architecture discussion board Indian architecture discussion board
Institution of Structural Engineers Institution of Structural Engineers
University of Oregon: interior architecture Interior Architecture: University of Oregon
Isfahan: Islamic architecture Isfahan — Islamic architecture
Islamic Architecture Islamic Architecture — formidable: also covers history & art, including textiles, calligraphy, metalwork & ceramics
Islamic art and architecture Islamic arts & architecture
University of Oregon: landscape architecture Landscape Architecture: University of Oregon
Lava Lava — architectural guide & gallery
The Lighthouse The Lighthouse, Glasgow — ‘Scotland’s Centre for Architecture, Design & The City’
Listed buildings: The Guardian Listed buildings: The Guardianimages
London Buildings London Buildings — images with commentary; part of Peter Marshall’s London Photographs site (see also London’s Industrial Heritage below)
London’s Industrial Heritage London’s Industrial Heritage — an amazing resource of photographs by Peter Marshall
Materia Materia — architecture review
Medieval Art and Architecture Medieval Art & Architecture: University of Pittsburgh — images
World Architecture Community message-board Message-board: World Architecture Community
Metropolis Metropolis magazine — architecture and design
Midland Grand Hotel, Morecambe Midland Grand Hotel, Morecambe — Oliver Hill’s masterpiece
Millennium Bridge Millennium Bridge, London: Arup
Millennium Dome resources Millennium Dome, London — resources
MIT School of Architecture and Planning MIT School of Architecture & Planning
MIT Home of the Future Consortium MIT Home of the Future Consortium
Architectural Reference Modern Architecture — created for students by students; ‘We don’t want information given to us by someone who wants to sell us more on a CD’
Modern Movement The Modern Movement: from here to modernity: Open University
Moderne The Moderne style — just a page, but a good page
A Momentary Vignette A Momentary Vignette — architecture, design and art
Museum of Finnish Architecture Museum of Finnish Architecture — English available, though not completely
Museum of Modern Art dept. of Architecture and Design Museum of Modern Art (New York) dept. of Architecture and Design
National Building Museum National Building Museum — Washington, DC
Third Reich in Ruins Nazi architecture: Third Reich in Ruins — ‘photos of historical sites associated with the Third Reich (1933-45), both as they appeared while in use and as the remains appear today’
New York City views New York City — ‘a study of New York City’s most striking architectural entities, its high-rise buildings’
Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer — official site
Notre Dame de Paris Notre Dame de Paris — Columbia University site (in English)
Orders of Architecture Orders of Architecture — a good introduction on Encarta
Oresund Bridge Oresund Bridge: Design Architecture
The Bišcevic-Lakšic Complex Ottoman architecture: The Bišcevic-Lakšic Complex, Mostar
Urban75.org Photographs of towns: Urban75.org
Pompeii: Art & Architecture Pompeii: Art & Architecture
Portsmouth’s Infamous Architecture Portsmouth’s Infamous Architecture — two developments that no-one liked much
Preservation League of New York State Preservation League of New York State — ‘dedicated to the protection of New York’s diverse and rich heritage of historic buildings, districts, and landscapes’
Prince of Wales’s speech 1/12/97 Prince of Wales — speech: the Corporation of London Planning and Communication Committee’s Annual Dinner — Mansion House, London, 1 December, 1987
Pritzker Architecture Prize The Pritzker Architecture Prize
Probert Encyclopaedia: Architecture Probert Encyclopaedia: Architecture — illustrated encyclopaedia & glossary
Portsmouth Pub Architecture Pub Architecture (Portsmouth) — splendid picture gallery with notes
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin AWN Pugin — brief introduction
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, British Museum — resources in the Architects’ Journal (Buro Happold)
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture Renaissance & Baroque Architecture: University of Virginia — images
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Richard Rogers Partnership Richard Rogers Partnership
Ancient Roman architecture Ancient Roman architecture: Great Buildings Collection
Roman architecture image gallery Roman architecture image gallery — excellent private site
RIAS Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
RIBA Bookshop — RIBA Bookshop
Russian Architecture Russian Architecture — in English: excellent
Julius Schulman
Julius Schulman
L.A. Obscura: The Architectural Photography of Julius Schulman
Julius Schuman: Modernity & the Metropolis — exhibition at the Getty
Scotcities Scotcities — architecture of Glasgow & Edinburgh: excellent
Scotland: listed buildings Scotland: listed buildings — on the Historic Scotland site
Skyscraper Museum Skyscraper Museum — devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present and future
Society of Architectural Historians Society of Architectural Historians
Sustainable Towerblocks Initiative Sustainable Towerblocks Initiative — ‘seeking to discover and implement ways to make Tower Blocks more sustainable places to live’
Sydney Opera House and Jørn Utzon: book reviews in the London Review of Books Sydney Opera House and Jørn Utzon: book reviews in the London Review of Books
Symmetry in Architecture: Kim Williams, Architect Symmetry in Architecture — Kim Williams, Architect
Bankside Power Station (Tate Modern) Tate Modern, London — see Bankside Power Station
Temple architecture Temple architecture
Alexander Thomson Society Alexander Thomson Society — ‘exists to promote the life and work of Scottish architect Alexander “Greek” Thomson’
Theban Mapping Project Theban Mapping Project — Egyptology: current reports on the TMP’s activities in KV5 & coverage of the artifacts & wall reliefs that are being revealed daily
C20Soc Twentieth Century Society
Union of Architects of Russia Union of Architects of Russia — in English
Information Sources for Urban Planning Urban Planning – Information Sources: University of Oregon
Victoria & Albert Museum: Architecture Victoria & Albert Museum: Architecture – in collaboration with RIBA
Rice Design Alliance: Virtual City Virtual City — Rice Design Alliance lectures
Vitruvio Vitruvio: architecture on the web — excellent all-round site
Wilton’s Music Hall Wilton’s Music Hall, east London
The Wooden Synagogue Project The Wooden Synagogue Project — recreating in California a gem of Polish Jewish architecture destroyed by the Nazis
World Architecture World Architecture — forum & database
World Gallery World Gallery — prints: architectural photographs
World Gallery World Gallery — prints: architectural drawings
World Monuments Fund in Britain World Monuments Fund in Britain
World Trade Centre: TMS Why Did the World Trade Centre Collapse? Science, Engineering, and Speculation: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
World Trade Centre: Some Engineering Aspects World Trade Centre – Some Engineering Aspects: University of Sydney Department of Civil Engineering
When the Twin Towers Fell When the Twin Towers Fell: Scientific American 9/10/01
Reflections on the World Trade Centre Reflections on the World Trade Centre: National Academy of Engineering (US), Spring 2002
Frank Lloyd Wright: PBS Frank Lloyd Wright: PBS — beautifully designed
Library of Congress: Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932: Library of Congress
Broadacre: Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright: Broadacre all-wright site — excellent


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