Duensing, Edward E. Information Sources in Urban and Regional Planning: a directory and guide to reference materials. Center for Urban Policy Research, New Brunswick,, NJ, 1994.
Ehresmann, Donald. Architecture: a bibliographic guide to basic reference works, histories, and handbooks. Libraries Unlimited, Inc., Littleton, CO, 1984.
Old but relatively comprehensive up to early 80s
G.K. Hall Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture, vol. 1 and 2. G.K. Hall, Farmington Hills, MI, 2004.
Comprehensive listing of publications (monographs, serials, and non-book format) catalogued by NYPL or Library of Congress in recent years (selected titles go back 10 years). Materials are listed by LC heading and include areas such as Architectural History, Architectural Design and Drawing, Aesthetics of Cities, and City Planning and Beautification.
Lewis, Susan A., ed. Interior Design Sourcebook: a guide to resources on the history and practice of interior design, Design Reference Series, vol. 3, Omnigraphics, Inc., Detroit, MI, 1998.
Chapters include: Reference (including general reference, codes and standards, and product sources); Design Theory; History; Programming, Planning and Pre-Design; Furniture, Finishes, and Textiles; Building and Interior Systems; Project Types; Visual Communication Methods; Business and Professional Practice; Competitions, Awards, and Scholarships; Magazines; Publishers and Bookstores; Professional and Trade Organizations and Government Agencies; Research Centers; and National Product Expositions and Conferences.
Marmor, Max and Alex Ross, Guide to the Literature of Art History 2, American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2005.
Following in the steps of Guide to the Literature of Art History, ALA, Chicago, IL, 1980, which included literature on art and architectural history through 1977, this second volume covers literature in the field from 1977-1998. New sections have been added on Patronage and on Cultural Heritage/Preservation, and the section on Landscape Architecture has been significantly enlarged. This is a comprehensive annotated list of bibliographic sources and is useful for research as well as for building core collections.
Sharp, Dennis. Sources of Modern Architecture. A critical bibliography. 2nd ed., Eastview Editions, Inc., Westfield, NJ, 1981.
Sources listed by architect and by country.
Vogelsong, Diana, ed. Landscape Architecture Sourcebook: a guide to resources on the history and practice of landscape architecture in the United States, Design Reference Series, vol. 1, Omnigraphics, Inc., Detroit, MI, 1997.
Chapters include: Reference Works, General Texts and Histories, Landscape Architects and Architectural Firms, Practical Handbooks, Plant Materials, Core Work on Places and Projects (Gardens, Parks and Public Lands, City Planning-Urban Landscape Design, Landscape Preservation and Restoration, Special Projects and Sites), Environmental Concerns, Periodicals, Institutional Resources, Computer and Media Resources.
Wayne, Kathryn M., ed. Architecture Sourcebook: a guide to resources on the practice of architecture, Design Reference Series, vol. 2, Omnigraphics, Inc., Detroit, MI, 1997.
Key resources organized by building type (e.g., commercial office, cultural, educational, government and public, health care, etc.); listings for core collections of dictionaries and encyclopedias, indexes, handbooks and manuals, and periodicals; appendices with listings of collections with notable architecture holdings and publications sources, such as societies and booksellers.
Arnold, Dana. Reading Architectural History. Routledge, New York, 2002.
Architectural theory: from the Renaissance to the present: 89 essays on 117 treatises (with a preface by Bernd Evers and an introduction by Christof Thoenes); in cooperation with the Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. Taschen, Cologne, 2003.
Ballantyne, Andrew. Architecture theory: a reader in philosophy and culture. Continuum, New York, 2005.
Benesch, Klaus and Kerstin Schmidt, eds. Space in America: theory, history, culture, Rodopi, New York, 2005.
Borden, Iain and Jane Rendell. InterSections. architectural histories and critical theories. Routledge, New York, 2000.
Chadwick, Adrian M., ed. Stories from the landscape:: archaeologies of inhabation, Archaeopress, Oxford, 2004.
Graham, Gordon. Philosophy of the arts: an introduction to aesthetics, 3rd ed., Routledge, New York, 2005.
Ingraham, Catherine. Architecture, animal, human: the asymmetrical condition. Routledge, New York, 2006.
Koolhaas, Rem and Bruce Mau. ed. by Jennifer Sigler. Small, medium, large, extra-large. Monacelli Press, New York, 1995 (2nd ed., 1998).
Mallgrave, Harry F., ed. Architectural Theory, vol. 1. an anthology from Vitruvius to 1870, Blackwell, Oxford, 2006.
----------. Modern architectural theory: a historical survey, 1673-1968, Cambridge UPress, New York, 2005.
Moneo, Rafael. trans. by Gina Cariño Theoretical anxiety and design strategies in the work of eight contemporary architects. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2004.
Murphy, Michael. Landscape architecture theory: an evolving body of thought. Waveland Press Inc., Long Grove, IL, 2005.
Nesbitt, Kate, ed. Theorizing a new agenda for architecture: an anthology of architectural theory 1965-1995. Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 1996.
Sack, Florentine. Das offene Haus: für eine neue Architektur = Open house, towards a new architecture. Jovis, Berlin, 2006.
Snodgrass, Adrian and Richard Coyne. Interpretation in architecture: design as way of thinking. Routledge, London, 2006.
Swaffield, Simon, ed. Theory in landscape architecture: a reader. UPenn Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Tschumi, Bernard. Event Cities 2. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2000.
----------. Event Cities 3: concept vs. context vs. content. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2004.
---------- and Irene Cheng, eds. The state of architecture at the beginning of the 21st century. Monacelli Press, New York, 2003.
Note bene: the LC subject heading for books on architectural theory is Architecture – Philosophy
Elizabeth Douthitt Byrne, “Interaction or intervention? Promoting Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research in Architectural History”, presented at the 1990 CAA conference Art Documentation v. 9 (Fall 1990) p. 129-30
Margaret Culbertson, “Collection Development for Architecture: Issues in a Changing Environment,” report of a session at the 1992 ARLIS/NA Conference, Art Documentation v. 11 (Summer 1992) p. 68-9
Barbara A. Opar, “Concrete Issues: Technical Reference Sources and Architectural Collection Development,” Art Documentation v. 12 (Spring 1993) p. 13-16
