Architecture

The City of Miami Beach, in cooperation with Florida International University's History Department and The Wolfsonian-FIU digitized and cataloged the large and fascinating collection of photographs, postcards, and other visual materials that make up the historical archive.

Includes the digitized historical archive; Articles from the Miami Herald including the following sections: Tropic, Business Monday, Food, Friday Weekend, and the regional editions of Neighbors. Please note, a digitization project is underway to fill the 1951-1982 gap.

Includes more than 3000 map sheets illustrating the development of more than 130 Florida cities; The maps were mainly designed to help fire insurance agents determine the degree of damage to a property and show accurate information to help them determine risks and establish premiums.

This art research database covers a broad range of subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. It features full-text articles, indexing and abstracts for an array of journals, books and more; Coverage back to 1928

Comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture since 1934, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation and interior design and decoration.

Indexes 170+ design and craft journals and newspapers; Covers both new designers and the development of design and the applied arts since the mid-19th century, surveying disciplines including ceramics, glass, jewelery, wood, metal-smithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture.

1999, 2000, 2006; NOTE: you must go through "off-campus access" to access the full-text of this title; Includes entries on architects, terms, periods, and styles, covering all periods of Western architectural history; Biographies range from Brunelleschi and Imhotep to Le Corbusier and Richard Rogers; New entries include definitions of landscape terms, and biographies of modern architects; Each entry is followed by a mini-bibliography, with suggestions for further reading.

The City of Miami Beach, in cooperation with Florida International University's History Department and The Wolfsonian-FIU digitized and cataloged the large and fascinating collection of photographs, postcards, and other visual materials that make up the historical archive.

Coral Gables Virtual History is an album of photographs donated to the City of Coral Gables by Kerdyk Realty; These photos of homes and business structures were taken mostly in the 1940s; The buildings shown were built in the 1920s and 1930s, they show the development of Coral Gables, a planned community that drew from the Garden City and City Beautiful movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The collection includes more than 3,000 images that offer a unique glimpse of South Florida in the first decades of the 20th century; Images depict the rapidly changing architecture and landscape of the Miami area, local sporting events and visiting entertainers, early University of Miami football games, polo matches, fishermen with their catches, golf, and the visiting stunt performers from Mabel Cody's Flying Circus.

Miami Design Preservation League's catalogue of historic buildings in Miami Beach; Includes an interactive map of the Art Deco Historic District.

Online library of city codes, ordinances, charters, and more.

The City of Miami Beach, in cooperation with Florida International University's History Department and The Wolfsonian-FIU digitized and cataloged the large and fascinating collection of photographs, postcards, and other visual materials that make up the historical archive.

Coral Gables Virtual History is an album of photographs donated to the City of Coral Gables by Kerdyk Realty; These photos of homes and business structures were taken mostly in the 1940s; The buildings shown were built in the 1920s and 1930s, they show the development of Coral Gables, a planned community that drew from the Garden City and City Beautiful movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The collection includes more than 3,000 images that offer a unique glimpse of South Florida in the first decades of the 20th century; Images depict the rapidly changing architecture and landscape of the Miami area, local sporting events and visiting entertainers, early University of Miami football games, polo matches, fishermen with their catches, golf, and the visiting stunt performers from Mabel Cody's Flying Circus.

Miami Design Preservation League's catalogue of historic buildings in Miami Beach; Includes an interactive map of the Art Deco Historic District.

Online library of city codes, ordinances, charters, and more.