Architecture - Overview

The Architecture Library is one of the branches or the Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame and is located within the Matthew and Joyce Walsh Family Hall of Architecture. The library is comprised of over 36,000 volumes and hundreds of periodicals on the built and planned environment. Collection strengths include classical & traditional architecture, American architecture, Italian architecture, Latin American architecture, New Urbanism, sustainable design & planning, and urban planning. The Architecture Library supports the research and instructional needs of the School of Architecture's NAAB-accredited programs including the five-year undergraduate program and its two- and three-year Master of Architecture, Master of Architectural Design and Urbanism, Master of Science in Historic Preservation programs. 

The Architecture Library houses valuable resources that will enhance your research and study of Architecture. Below is a quick guide to help you get started. 

How to Start

Explore your topic and develop a strategy for finding information. What are the most important aspects? These ideas becomes your 'keywords' for searching. For researching an architect, the architect's name is your keyword. For researching a style or movement, that name would be the keyword. It is important to start broadly and then narrow your search process. 

It is helpful to create a chart that describes all aspects of what you are looking for.

Once you have your keywords follow these steps:

1. Search the Notre Dame Library Catalog and/or WorldCat for books
2. Look for articles on your topic
3. Look for images
4. Cite your sources

The Architecture Library's books are part of many different collections. Be sure to note which collection the book you are looking for is part of in order to find it on the shelf!