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Buildings, general

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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0lll.com
Photographic collection of contemporary and historic buildings from Europe, America and Asia.
http://www.0lll.com/lud/pages/architecture/archgallery/|

Better Buildings
Part of a New York initiative to improve the public realm, but with a wealth of information that's equally applicable elsewhere. Includes articles and resources.
http://www.pps.org/civic_centers/|

Cities and Buildings Database
The Cities and Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web. It is searchable by city, country or keyword.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cities/|

Emporis
Emporis is a provider of building-related information. The site contains millions of pages about buildings and companies, plus images. At the moment, tens of thousands of high-rise buildings are listed, in more than 7,000 cities worldwide. The site is searchable by city or building, and is also browsable.
http://www.emporis.com/en/|

Usable Buildings
The site aims to improve buildings through better understanding of their performance in use by advocating more care with their design, construction and management. Includes downloadable PDF documents, opinions, links and quotable quotes.
http://www.usablebuildings.co.uk/|

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