Interior Design: Home
Guide to resources for the SVA Interior Design Department
BFA Interior Design Departmental Representative
Collection Links
- Prism CatalogSearch for books, ebooks, movies, articles, magazines, images and more in the SVA Library.
- A-Z DatabasesFind millions of articles and images using our e-resources.
- Research Tools & Information LiteracyA guide to doing research, evaluating sources, writing, citing, plagiarism, and copyright.
Online Resources
- Building Types Online This link opens in a new window
BTO is a resource for the study and practice of architectural design, with a large international collection of contemporary buildings, from housing and offices to museums, schools and other building types, with a focus on floor plans and other architectural drawings. It includes over 150 thematic articles, 1,000 case studies, 5,500 high quality architectural drawings, and 2,200 photographs of buildings. To access, click Sign In from menu at top right, then search for School of Visual Arts under Find Your Institution.
A walkthrough of the Material ConneXion online database with Dr. Andrew H. Dent, VP of Library and Materials Research.
General Databases - Full text:
- Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 12,000 periodicals with millions of articles available in full-text covering the arts, sciences and humanities.
Streaming Video
Design Databases
Picture Collection Subject Headings
- Picture Collection DatabaseThe SVA Library picture collection is an analog resource that has many folders full of unique images related to architecture and interior design.
Lynda.com
- LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Thousands of video courses for software, creative, and business skills.
Architecture Books
Genealogy of Modern Architecture by Call Number: NA682.M63 F73 2015ISBN: 9783037783696Publication Date: 2015-11-25
Studio Craft and Technique for Architects by Call Number: NA2708 .D45 2015ISBN: 9781780676579Publication Date: 2015-10-20
Portraits of the New Architecture 2 by Call Number: NA687 .S382 2015ISBN: 1614282676Publication Date: 2015-05-12
Humanitarian Architecture by Call Number: NA2542.4 .C49 2014ISBN: 9780415818667Publication Date: 2014-08-12
Monographs on Architects
Le Corbusier - The Measure of Man by Call Number: NA1053.J4 A4 2015ISBN: 9783858817686Publication Date: 2015-10-15
Herman Hertzberger by Call Number: NA1153.H47 A4x 2015ISBN: 9789462082038Publication Date: 2015-08-25
Work/Life by Call Number: NA737.T55 A4 2000 Oversize RareISBN: 1580930476Publication Date: 2000-08-28
Hadid. Complete Works 1979-2013 by Call Number: NA1469.H33 A4 2013ISBN: 9783836542838Publication Date: 2018-04-06
DVDs
Visual acoustics the modernism of Julius ShulmanCall Number: V-AR S585 Vis DVDCelebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman captured the work of nearly every major modern and progressive architect since the 1930s. His images epitomized the singular beauty of southern California's modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public.
Urbanized by Call Number: V-D H884 Urb DVDFocuses on the design of cities, and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, and thinkers. Exploration of a diverse range of urban design projects in dozens of cities around the world frames a global discussion on the future of cities
John Portman a life of buildingCall Number: V-AR P67 Loe DVDOnce considered a maverick for challenging industry standards, and shunned by the American Institute of Architects, John Portman is now recognized as one of the most innovative and imitated architects of his time. Portman's iconic urban statements and eye-popping interiors have sinced graced 60 cities across four continents, redefining cityscapes such as Times Square in New York, Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, and skylines in Shanghai and Beijing. Best known for his urban mixed-use complexes, Portman's designs reveal a deep understanding of people and our response to space.
ArchitecturesCall Number: V-AR A736 Arc1 DVDA series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale-models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time
Loos OrnamentalCall Number: V-AR L667 Emi DVDThis film shows 27 buildings and interiors by Austrian architect Adolf Loos. His vehement turn against ornamentation triggered a controversy in architectural theory.
Great expectations a journey through the history of visionary architectureCall Number: V-AR W334 Gre DVDLooks at innovative, futuristic, utopian and sometimes bizarre architectural projects of the 20th century. Shows how contemporary problems like housing shortages, urban decay and pollution motivate architects to create changes in the way people live. Considers plans that have actually been constructed and animates some unrealized visions to see how they might have looked. Features works by Rudolf Steiner, Le Corbusier, Moshe Safdie, Oscar Niemeyer, Jacque Fresco, Peter Cook, Colin Fournier, Levitt & Sons, Antti Lovag, Peter Vetsch, and Paolo Soler
Interior Design Books
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec by Call Number: GV1469.3 .A7656 2012ISBN: 9780714862477Publication Date: 2012-05-21
History of Interior Design by Call Number: NK1710 .P55 2014ISBN: 9781118403518Publication Date: 2013-09-16
Charlotte Perriand by Call Number: NK2049.Z9 P472 2014 v. 1-2ISBN: 9783858817464Publication Date: 2014-04-15
Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors by Call Number: NA2850 .A44 2012ISBN: 9780847838837Publication Date: 2012-10-16
Architecture/Interiors Magazines
- AbitarePrint: no.163(1978:apr.)-no.276(1989:luglio/ag.) (incomplete)
no.462(2006:June)- - ApartamentoPrint: no.4(2009-2010:Autumn/Winter)- present
- Architectural DigestDigital full text: 2008-present
Print: Library retains current plus last 3 years only. - Architectural Engineering and Design ManagementDigital full text: 2008-2013
- Architectural RecordDigital full text: 2001-present (Full Text Delay: 28 days)
Print: Library retains current plus last 3 years only. - BlueprintPrint: no.216(2004:Feb.)- present
- Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture ForumDigital full text: 09/01/2007 - present
- ContractDigital full text: June 1998-present
Print: v.49:no.8(2008:Aug.)- - DomusPrint: no.459(1968:Feb.)-no.718(1990:July/Aug.)
no.891(2006:Apr.)- - DwellPrint: v.6:no.2(2005/06:Dec./Jan.)-
- FramePrint: no.66(2009:Jan/Feb)-present
- Grey RoomDigital full text: 10/01/2000 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
- Interior DesignDigital full text: 1998 to present
Print: Library retains current plus last 3 years only. - MetropolisDigital full text: 11/01/2008 to present
Print: v.1:no.6(1982:Jan./Feb.)- - VolumePrint: n.3(2005)-
missing nos: 7, 14, 22