Last revised: July 2009
Architecture Resources Gateway - Competitions and Schools
Concepts: Architecture and design competitions; architecture colleges, universities, and educational programs.
Participating in design competitions is an essential part of being an architect. The process can be rewarding and empowering for both seasoned and new professionals. This guide will assist you in locating print and web resources that advertise up-coming competitions and provide an archive of past contests and their submissions. Also included in this guide are sources with information on schools with accredited programs in architecture and related studies to best prepare you for a career in the field.
This guide functions as an independent entity in a series designed for the new and returning architecture researcher. Consult the entire series at Architecture Resources Gateway.
Table of Contents
Print Resources
- Cramer, James P. and Jennifer Evans Yankopolus (Eds.). Almanac of architecture & design. Washington, D.C.: Greenway Communications; Atlanta: CMD Group; Kingston, MA; Distributed in the U.S. by R.S. Means Co.
LOCATION: UMCP Architecture Library Stacks
CALL NUMBER: NA9 .A27
The Almanac is your key to what is happening in the design world. Highlights include: recent winners of more than 100 national and international award programs; more than 35 entries specifically for current and prospective design students; and chapters devoted exclusively to sustainable design and historic preservation.
- Competitions.
LOCATION:UMCP Architecture Library Periodical Stacks
CALL NUMBER: NA2340 .C66
This journal covers major competition events in architecture, landscape architecture and public art around the world.
- DesignIntelligence: America's best architecture and design schools. 9th edition. Atlanta, Georgia: Design Futures Council, 2008.
LOCATION: UMCP Architecture Library Reference
CALL NUMBER: NA2105 .A45This text offers analysis of design programs across the nation along with insightful academic and professional commentary, architecture schools with the most faculty awards and more.
- Guide to architecture schools. Washington, DC: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 1994.
LOCATION: UMCP Architecture Library Folio
CALL NUMBER: NA2103 .A71The only complete survey of all accredited professional architecture programs in the United States and Canada.
Web Resources
Competitions
- American Institute of Architecture Students competitions
- Archinect: Architecture Competitions & Events
- The Architecture Room competition listings
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Competitions
- Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture Competitions
- Death by Architecture competition listings
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' Prize
Programs
- Architecture Schools.com: The Architecture School Directory
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Member Institutions
- National Architectural Accrediting Board Architecture Program
Strategic Research
Good research is complicated, especially in the digital and academic environments. No guide can begin to cover all the sources available, so Ask a Librarian when you need more information. Contact the subject area specialists for more information or to design a strategic and specific research plan: lotis@umd.edu, 301-405-9260 or pcossard@umd.edu, 301-405-6316.
This guide was authored by Kim Detterbeck and Lara Otis.
