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Here's how the collections of academic libraries are arranged identifying Library of Congress Call Numbers of interest to living architecture systems. You can search by Call number in OMNI's (UW's online catalogue) Advanced search option.
Use the Royal Institute of British Architects Library catalogue (RIBA Index) to find the titles of articles and books which you can look up in Omni, Avery Index of Architectural Periodicals, and/or request via interlibrary loan. RIBA Library uses its own local subject headings instead of using Library of Congress controlled vocabularies. These are live links, and clicking on them will direct you to a results page in the RIBA Index.
Suggestions for new library acquisitions are welcomed. Please complete the Contact Us form selecting Purchase request as the Topic.
Musagetes Library purchases depend on the relevance to teaching and research, funds available, costs, etc. In the meantime, you might try to obtain the required item through Interlibrary Loan.
This is a list of subject heading related to organic and living architecture that you can search for and combine with keywords, and other subject headings in Omni, catalogues of other university and college libraries, and WorldCat. These are live links, and clicking on them will direct you to a results page in Omni.
This is a list of keywords and key terms related to organic and living architecture that you can search for and combine with subject headings and other keywords in Omni, catalogues of other university, college, and museum libraries, and WorldCat. Try them also in databases, Google, and Google Scholar!
bio-architecture | “evolutionary computation” | nature |
bio-design | “genetic engineering” | organicism |
“biomorphic architecture” | “growing living buildings” | “protocell architecture” |
“biomorphic design” | “living architecture“ | “self-organizing architecture” |
biosynthesis | “living buildings” | “soft living architecture” |
“emergent architecture” | “material computation” | synbiodesign |
“entangled materials” | morphogenesis | object oriented ontology (OOO) |
In Omni you can virtually browse for nearby print books rather than having to come into the library. Unfortunately, ebooks are not included.
WorldCat is a union catalogue that itemizes the collections of +72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories.Use it to locate books from other libraries which can then be obtained through interlibrary loan. Always select the advanced search and enter your subject headings exactly as found in the catalogue.