Architectural history, general

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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Ancient Monuments Society
The Society is dedicated to the study and conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and fine old craftsmanship. Includes details of casework, events, and links.
http://www.ancientmonumentssociety.org.uk/|

Ancient World Cities
Free and open source collaborative web site about the cities of the ancient world, with information on the architecture and archaeology of a variety of ancient cities, with links to articles, images and videos. Items are posted by users and so vary in quality and quantity.
http://www.belteshazzar.com/|

Andrew Dickson White Collection of Architectural Photographs
The full collection comprises approximately 13,000 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs of architecture around the world, of which over 1,200 are available online, with more to be added.
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/adw.asp|

Architectural Heritage Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund gives grants, loans and advice to help repair and regenerate historic buildings. Includes information on funding, and links.
http://www.ahfund.org.uk/|

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS)
The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland is concerned with the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of Scottish buildings.
http://www.ahss.org.uk/|

CASA: Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture
CASA is concerned with the integration of architectural history and computing. They have developed a range of detailed 3-D models of historic buildings.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/casa/|

Castles
A Great Buildings Online site, covering castles around the world. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/castle.html|

Castles on the Web
Links to pictures and information about castles around the world.
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/search/Castle_Tours/|

Cities/Buildings Image Archive
The Cities/Buildings database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available on the web.
http://www.washington.edu/ark2/|

Construction History Society
The Construction History Society exists to focus the attention of the construction industry on the importance of preserving the records of our built environment so that they are available to future historians, planners and craftsmen.
http://www.constructionhistory.co.uk/|

Cultural Heritage Search Engine
A search engine for information on the conservation of cultural heritage, restoration and maintenance of buildings, and preservation of the urban landscape.
http://www.culturalheritage.net/|

DiCamillo Companion to British and Irish Country Houses
A fully-searchable database of country houses in Britain and Ireland, which aims to have an entry for every country house ever built, whether or not it's still standing. Each entry includes details on the architects involved, if known, as well as dates, whether or not it's open to the public, and whether it has been used in a film or TV series. Many of the entries have images attached.
http://www.dicamillocompanion.com/|

Digital Imaging Project
Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from Classical Greek to Post-Modern.
http://www.bluffton.edu/%7Esullivanm/|

Elements of Architecture
Images selected from some of the most beautiful and influential architecture-related books in the George Fox Steedman Architectural Collection at the St Louis Public Library. The images are organised by architectural element, such as columns and windows.
http://exhibits.slpl.org/steedman/elements.asp|

FISH: Forum on Information Standards in Heritage
FISH provides standards for recording information on the history, heritage or current state of the many thousands of buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, wrecks and chance discoveries that together form the historic environment in the UK and Ireland.
http://www.fish-forum.info/|

Great Buildings Collection
The Great Buildings Collection documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, plus commentaries, bibliographies and web links, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/|

Museum of Reconstructions
The Museum of Reconstructions (MOR) is advancing the scientific study of art history by reconstructing ruined masterpieces using three-dimensional modeling technology. Some impressive images of how ancient buildings looked in their hey-day.
http://www.reconstructions.org/|

Sources for Building History
A guide to researching historic buildings in the British Isles.
http://www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/|

THAIS: 40 Centuries of Architecture
A look at Egyptian, Greek, Islamic and Romanesque architecture, with basic details and photographs of a lot of representative buildings.
http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm|

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