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Architecture Reference Books

The A-Z of Modern Architecture
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference NA 680 .M62 2007 v.1-2
American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference NA 705 .H36 1998
The Sourcebook of Contemporary Architecture
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference NA 687 .V53 2007
A Global History of Architecture
Call Number: ebook

Publication Date: 2017

Spanning from 3,500 BCE to the present, and organized along a global timeline, this guide emphasizes the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history and around the world.
The Architecture Reference and Specification Book
Call Number: Access Online

Publication Date: ebook

A volume that contains vital information for planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes.

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