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	Exploring the Culture of Architecture Web sites, blogs, events, bookstores, organizations -- things you should know about to be a savvy archie in and out of the classroom.

Explore the community


	Pop City \| Pittsburgh City Paper: Architecture \| Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture (Kidney) \| Bridges and Tunnels \| The Spectator and the Topographical City (Aurand)\| Pittsburgh Signs Project

Visit, experience, measure, and draw architecture


	Experiencing Architecture (Rasmussen) \| Drawing and Perceiving (Cooper) \| Design Drawing (Ching) \| See Sketchbooks \| See Drawing and Representation

Attend lectures, exhibits, films, etc.


	School of Architecture Lecture Series \| School of Architecture News & Events \| Passport \| Carnegie Mellon Events \| Miller Gallery \| Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art \| Venice Biennale

Monitor current architecture news


	AIArchitect \| Architect's Newspaper \| ArchitectureWeek \| ArchNewsNow \| World Architecture News

Monitor architecture sites on the Web


	Archinect \| Archnet \| BLDG\|BLOG \| Death By Architecture \| Inhabitat \| A Daily Dose of Architecture

Identify and find books


	Cameo \| Worldcat \| Google Book Search \| William Stout Architectural Books \| Actar \| Birkhauser \| Monacelli Press \| Princeton Architectural Press \| Wiley \| See: Library Catalogs

Browse and read books


	The Ten Books on Architecture (Vitruvius) \| Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture \| Space, Time and Architecture (Giedion) \| Pamphlet Architecture series \| A Pattern Language (Alexander) \| Learning from Las Vegas (Venturi) \| S, M, L, XL (Koolhaas)

Identify and find articles


	Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals \| RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue Online \| Art Abstracts \| Global Architecture \| See: Article Databases

Browse and read articles


	Architectural Record \| Metropolis \| Architect \| Grey Room \| Architecture + Urbanism \| Detail \| See: Current Arts Journals List

Use reference resources


	Architectural Graphic Standards \| Timesaver standards \| McMillian Encyclopedia of Architects \| archINFORM \| Great Buildings Collection \| See: Reference Resources

Write and present information effectively


	Writing for Design Professionals (Klimant) \| Just Write \| Chicago Manual of Style \| Envisioning Information (Tufte) \| Periodic Table of Visualization Methods \| See: Citations

Monitor Architecture Organizations


	American Institute of Architects \| Pittsburgh Chapter, American Institute of Architecture \| American Institute of Architecture Students \| Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture \| Community Design Center of Pittsburgh \| National Trust for Historic Preservation \| Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation \| Preservation Pittsburgh \| Young Preservationist's Association of Pittsburgh \| Society of Architectural Historians \| Vernacular Architecture Forum


	Panel representing the spirit of Architecture from the aluminum doors on the first floor of Hunt Library.

News


	Architectural Record RSS Feed ... - Robert A.M. Stern Unveils Design for Bush Library - Greenbuild Recap: Job Growth, Sustainable Products, and Building Performance Among Key Topics - Real Estate Report Draws Mixed Reactions from Architects - NYC Supports Green Jobs

News


	Inhabitat: Architecture RSS Feed ... - Replacing Ugly Construction Site Barriers with Beautiful Living Green Walls - NL Architects Unveils Ascending Green-Roofed Staircase Office - Construction Begins on Amazing Tunnel-Shaped Rotterdam Market Hall - Modern Manifesto House Made From Wood Pallets and Shipping Containers


	Gates Hillman Complex Information and Blog Learn about the new School of Computer Science building by Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam, Architects.


	Venice Biennale: Architecture Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, directed by Aaron Betsky, was in Venice from September 14th to November 23rd 2008.