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Architecture--General
The American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857. AIA's goal is to serve as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for its members in service to society.
Built in America (American Memory, Library of Congress)
Subtitled The Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present, this website presents digitized versions of over 35,000 historic structures and sites from pre-Columbian times to the 20th century.
Cities & Buildings Database
"The Cities and Buildings Database is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web...Researchers can now search for buildings by country, city, style, title, architect, date of construction, as well as other fields." (from website)
National Association of Home Builders Research Center
This housing research organization strives to make housing more durable and affordable. Created in 1964 as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the organization helps push new building technologies into the residential market through their integrated consulting service.
Barrier-Free and Universal Design
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA design standards and regulations and links to ADA publications can be found here.
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA)
"The IDEA Center is dedicated to improving the design of environments and products by making them more usable, safer and appealing to people with a wide range of abilities throughout their life spans." (from web site)
The Center for Universal Design (CUD)
CUD promotes universal design and accessible design in housing,commercial and public facilities, outdoor environments, and products.
Fair Housing Accessibility First
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST is an initiative designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements for multi-family housing units. The program offers comprehensive and detailed instruction programs, useful online web resources, and a toll-free information line for technical guidance and support.
Smart Livable Homes & Shared Solutions America
A national non-profit organization and research center proving education, training, workshops, and consulting services. (from web site)
Universal Design Alliance
The Universal Design Alliance (UDA) is a nonprofit committed to creating awareness and expanding the knowledge of universal design for all ages, sizes, and abilities through education, services, and resources. (adapted from website)
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