Drawing Architecture http://drawingarchitecture.tumblr.com/ Architect Philip Johnson's Glass House http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architecture/2012-09/architect-philip-johnson-glass-house-modernism-article Architectural Drawings of Willis and Lillian Leenhouts https://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/digilib/leenh/index.cfm Hugh Ferriss: Architectural...

For those who may be particularly attentive as they walk through a neighborhood, the question of “What happened in this house?” may be one that comes up quite frequently. Through this interactive and visually compelling website, the Atlanta History Center provides some answers to those questions by looking at four historic homes around that fine Southern city. The structures featured here include...

Those interested in sustainable building and urban planning should check out this free video course taught by Dr. Avlokita Agrawal of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. The course begins with an overview of the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development from a historical perspective, considering how these ideas relate to architecture and other domains such as health,...

From the steel mills of Gary to the nooks and crannies of French Link, there’s a great deal to learn about in the Hoosier State. Compiling, archiving, and disseminating through all of it is the very fine Indiana Historical Society. Few self-respecting state historical societies are without a polished website these days, and Indiana’s provides over 17,000 digital images for the historically-minded...

The Interactive Architecture Lab at University College London "is a multi-disciplinary studio interested in the Behaviour and Interaction of Things, Environments and their Inhabitants." On the site's visually stimulating blog, readers will find video, audio, and text related to responsive environments, robotics and kinetic structures, multi-sensory interfaces, wearable computing and prosthetics,...

Originating from Daniel Libeskind's master plan for the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, the International Freedom Center will serve as a multi-dimensional cultural institution that combines education, history and civic engagement. This particular site provides ample information about the plans for the Center, along with material about the people responsible for the direction of this...

From Vitruvius to Philip Johnson, the history of architecture features a fabulous cast of characters and diverse set of talents. This offering from MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative brings together materials from a delightful architecture course taught by Professor Mark Jarzombek. This version of the course is from spring 2012 and contains lecture notes, a syllabus, readings, lecture handouts, and...

The Irish Architecture Foundation's website is very inviting with its stylish grey and green-schemed color scheme. The Foundation has multiple goals: encouraging people to value architecture and "champion[ing] the power of architecture and urban design," just to name a few. Visitors will find this website filled with opportunities to learn about, discuss, and debate the role of architecture, at...

This website, created by the Cornell University Professor of Art, Barry Perlus, presents the five astronomical observatories in west central India. After reading a short introduction to the observatories, users can explore interactive panoramas of the observatories, built in the 18th century, using QuickTime. The website also offers still images and animations of the Samrat Yantra. Visitors can...

The Sechtl family has been in the photography business for over 150 years, and they have been working on digitizing their extensive archive for use by the general public. Of course, visitors can also visit their museum in the Czech Republic, but this website functions as a great entry point for learning about their body of work. Visitors may wish to start their journey by reading some of the...