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A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.
Frank Lloyd Wright
The collective voice of America’s architects, this organization has advanced the profession since 1857. The Web site serves 58,000 members and provides information on their mission statement, history, events, chapter offices, and member services. The educational resources of the Foundation are also highlighted.
A step-by-step checklist for selecting a site for your new home. Categories of questions include location, amenities, physical characteristics, available utilities and services, and building codes and other restrictions.
A service company for architects and designers. AFA works closely with clients on projects that require artwork in various mediums.
Design Basics, Inc. provides single family home plans with available technical support and custom design options. Build your dream home with plans that are also marketed through catalogs, newsstand magazines, and home building industry trade publications.
Describes HBA Architecture and Interior Design’s current projects, lists key personnel and shows examples of their work.
Advertises the firm that offers services in project management. Provides an online gallery and brochure. Learn about the latest projects they have been involved with, visit the Galleries of Architecture, Interiors, Laboratories, and Renderings. Employment opportunities are also available.
Open Building (OB) is a set of principles for making an architecture of variety and coherence. It is a new approach to housing construction and marketing. These principles are useful for constructing and renovating buildings when decisions are organized on several levels among a number of parties who prefer to act independently while expecting a coherent architecture to result.
An informational site about architecture, which includes The Daily Plan Net, The Studio, The Library, The Showcase, and a Net Index. Vital product information, CAD demos, and architectural forums are all included.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation, and is the world’s most prestigious architecture award. Learn about its Laureates and about their international traveling exhibition, “The Art of Architecture.”
V.C.net is an educational tool for architecture students and a place to visit to learn more about architecture.