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Architecture & Urban Design

This Library Research Guide is intended as a starting place for UCLA researchers, pointing to resources and strategies for finding information about architecture and urban design topics.

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Architecture & Urban Design: Selected Images

Major Online Sources

These online sources are good places to start researching most architecture and urban design topics. Consult the sources listed under the categories listed on the left of the page for additional suggestions.

Consult the Article Indexes and Databases page to locate articles through databases.

Additional information about locating online journals is available on the Arts Library Browsing Guide.

Connecting from Off-Campus: VPN and Proxy Tutorials

The Library's online subscription resources can always be accessed from computers and wireless networks on campus. However, off-campus access is restricted to current UCLA, students, faculty, and staff who have set up their computer using one of the methods below. Click on the other tabs to see how four Bruins got their computers set up and ready to go for remote access!

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