Most of the links on this page go to subscription sources that are accessible from any computer on campus. UCLA students, faculty, and staff can also access these sites from off-campus using either the Proxy Server (a simple setting in your browser) or the VPN Client (a program you install on your computer).
Most architecture books are not dedicated to a single building. The building you are researching may be discussed in books about the building's:
Search the UCLA Library Catalog in order to locate books. Searching Tips:
To locate articles on your building, you will need to search an index that specializes in architectural subjects. The Avery Index is the most comprehensive index of this kind. Click on the Article Indexes and Databases tab above to locate this and other indexes.
TIP: Also try searching Google Books for the name of your building, then search the UCLA Library Catalog for the titles of the books retrieved.
The following research handbooks may be useful when researching historic structures:
Discovering the History of Your House by 
100 Buildings : 1900-2000 by 
100 of the World's Tallest Buildings by 
1000 years of world architecture : an illustrated guide / by 
20th-Century World Architecture by 
Architecture : the whole story by 
Atlas : architectures of the 21st century
Atlas of World Architecture by 
Atlas of World Architecture by 
Buildings and Landmarks of 19th-Century America : American society revealed by 
Buildings and Landmarks of 20th- and 21st-Century America by Architectural guidebooks may offer historical background, maps of the area, walking tour itineraries, photographs, and drawings. To locate guidebooks in the libraries at UCLA, search the UCLA Library Catalog using the following subject headings:
The subjects above can also be used with the subheading ‘History’ replacing the ‘Guidebooks’ subheading to locate relevant historical surveys. (e.g.: Architecture -- England -- London -- History or Architecture -- California -- Los Angeles -- History)
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