Architecture: Images & Websites

Explore a "repository of vintage design inspiration" from builders pamphlets to kit house catalogs.

The largest online collection of architectural resources focused on the built environment of the Muslim world (works best in Fire Fox).

AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community. Browsable collection of art and architecture from the ancient, to the 20th Century .

Over 1 million free image, video, document, and audio files from public institutional collections.

Part of the digital collections at the University of Washington Libraries. It contains over 10,000 images of cities and buildings from around the world.

Unique collection of historical photography from over 100 cultural institutions from all around the world, all with no known copyright restrictions.

Over 29,000 architecture and interior design images of the 20th century with a heavy concentration in New York City. From the Library of Congress.

Explore the collections found in world renowned museums from 40 different countries. Enjoy over 40,000 works of art, including paintings, sculpture, architecture, and drawings.

Enjoy over 50,000 images from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Provides one of the most extensive archives of architectural images. From the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Contains over 4000 classic buildings located in the United States. From the Society of Architectural Historians.

Historic archive of Sears catalog homes from 1908-1940. Provides images of the actual catalog page with model, floor plans, and price.

Searchable database of media files with public domain and freely-licensed educational content

Provides the latest in architectural news, projects, events, interviews, and competitions.

A social network for architects, designers, and lovers of architecture.

Find industry news, building resources, and project gallery.

This American magazine covered architecture and the home building industry from 1892-1974. Before it became the Architectural Forum, it was originally published as The Bricklayer and later as Architect's World, and The Magazine of Building.

Find design news and information on featured houses and building.

ArchRN - The Architecture Research Network is a scholarly, preprint online repository which contains research on all aspects of architectural discourse.

Showcasing the world's best projects.

Features creative architectural projects by the world's leading architects.

Digitized copy of the magazine Arts & Architecture from 1945-1967. Includes an index to the issues with houses from the Case Study House Program.

Architecture and design magazine.

Showcasing some of the leading landscape architecture projects from around the world.

An old journal that highlights many great buildings and houses within Michigan. The issues from 1919-1926 are available for free.

The National Zoning Atlas is a collaborative project digitizing, demystifying, & democratizing ~30,000 U.S. zoning codes across the country.

Explore TED Talks by top architects and designers in the field.

Explore talks by top urban planners, designers, and architects.