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Architecture Library Guide

A library guide supporting researchers in the design professions and in their communities

Finding Books: Keywords and Subject Headings

Keywords
When searching for books, consider using the asterisk (*) as truncation to give you a wider range of results.

Archetyp* architect*
Precedent* architect*
architect* typolog*

"building types"
"architecture theory"

Subject Headings
This is controlled vocabulary that you can count on to help you quickly identify works on a given topic.

Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans

Architectural design
Architecture and history
Architecture - Composition, proportion, etc. 
Architecture - Philosophy

Starting Points

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