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Chrome/Amazon browser for Duke Library Books http://bit.ly/DukeAmazonBrowser - If you use Google Chrome as a Browser and you search for books through Amazon, it will display the book's availability in Duke University Libraries, TRNL, and WorldCat. Thanks to Sarah Park, our Engineering Librarian, who thought of this!
Writing architectural history : evidence and narrative in architectural history
IRead, ntroduction: Evidence, Narrative, and Writing Architectural History, p. 3ff
Research methods for architecture
More for the practicing architect doing historical research, Part 2 includes "Practical Applications and Case Studies."
Architectural research methods [online]
pt. 1. The domain of architectural research -- pt. 2. Seven research strategies.
Reading architecture and culture : researching buildings, spaces, and documents [online]
Diverse example essays - Introducing the idea of reading buildings as cultural artefacts, this book presents perceptive readings by eminent writers which demonstrate the power of this approach. The chapters show that close readings of architecture and its materials can test commonplace assumptions, help architects to appreciate the contexts in which they work, and indicate ways to think more astutely about design.
