1201 - Architecture

UQ ERA rating in 2012: 4

UQ ERA rating in 2010: 4

Preamble

The University of Queensland (UQ) Library is committed to supporting the University's research, and teaching and learning agenda. UQ librarians maintain subject assessments based on the Commonwealth Government Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative's Field of Research codes. The assessments reflect current trends at UQ, and respond to changes in direction through regular updating.

Purpose of the collection

UQ Library's collection in this area supports the teaching and research activities of staff and students in the School of Architecture, the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre (AERC) and the Centre for Sustainable Design (CSD). All Schools and Centres are part of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology.

Description of the collection

The Library's collection may be searched via the Web.

The Library holds print and electronic book titles in the area. Experienced librarians develop the collection, and welcome input from academic staff. Relevant print collections are grouped under this classification number: NA. The following specialist book collections are available:

Springer ebook Collection
Birkhauser Verlag Publications

The Library subscribes to journals in the area. Many are available in electronic format. Almost 50% of titles in the ERA journal list are held by UQ Library.

Key titles accessible at UQ are:

AA files: annals of the Architectural Association School of Architecture
Architectural Design
Architectural History
Architectural Science Review
Architectural Theory Review
Architecture and Urbanism: Arhitektura i Urbanizam
ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly
Building and Environment
Building Research and Information: the international journal of research, development and demonstration
El Croquis
Fabrications: the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand
Future Anterior: journal of historic preservation history theory and criticism
Grey Room
Interstices
Journal of Architectural Conservation: historic buildings, monuments, places and landscapes
Journal of Landscape Architecture
The Journal of Architecture
Log (New York)
Oase: tijdschrift voor architectuur
Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review

UQ Library offers online databases in this subject area. These include:

Avery index to architectural periodicals
Australian architecture database (ARCH)
Australian standards online
Building code of Australia online
Acumen : Practice Advice for Architects
Art abstracts (H.W. Wilson)
OnArchitecture
Ebimap
Cityscope Online

Additional formats relevant to the area:

Masters of architecture (image collection)
Pidgeon digital (image collection)
Digilib (image collection)
ARTStor (image collection)

Scope of current collecting

1. Languages collected or excluded

The collection is primarily in English but no language is excluded. Journals and higher level materials are available in other languages.

2. Geographical areas collected or excluded

No geographical areas are excluded, although emphasis in some areas is on Australian and Asian material.

3. Chronological periods collected or excluded

No chronological period is excluded.

4. Types (formats) of material collected

No form of material is excluded. Primary materials and secondary texts are collected in both print and electronic formats. Materials are also held in various audio, video and DVD formats. A number of journal back runs and primary source material are also held in microform.

5. Publication dates

No publication dates are specifically excluded.

6. Special considerations

Nil.