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Key titles
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950Free online resource. Provides biographies for over 2500 architects and a list of the buildings they designed
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981Call Number: REF NX513.A1 L47x 1991Also available as an ebook- Bibliography of Canadian ArchitectureCall Number: REF NA745 .S56x 1992Continues the bibliography above, until 1991.
- Index of Houses Featured in Canadian Homes and Gardens, from 1925 to 1944Call Number: G12552Items in our rare book collection are not currently available, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Manitoba Architecture to 1940: A BibliographyCall Number: Z5944.C3W32 1976
Research databases
- Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsCitations to periodicals published worldwide on archaeology, city planning, interior design, historic preservation and architecture.
Coverage: 1930's - present
- Canadian Architect and Builder index, 1888-1908A journal of modern construction methods.
- Canadian Architectural Periodicals Index, 1940-1980Items in our print reference collection are not currently available due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Images
- Archiseek: Canada BuildingsBrowse Canadian historic buildings by province.
- Canadian Architectural ArchivesThis University of Calgary site has an Image Bank of photographs documenting Canadian architecture
- Images MontrealA site devoted to Montreal's historic buildings and modern skyscrapers
- Memorable MontrealBrowse by neighbourhood for buildings, public spaces, monuments, and public art. Information on the architect and the building's history provided.
Image credit: A perspective view of the town and fortifications of Montreal in Canada, 1600-1900, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. Available from: New York Public Library Digital Collections, http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-2606-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. Public domain.