Architecture and Interior Architecture: Design representation

Using terms such as architecture and design in searches can be challenging. 

• The term architecture is also used in computer science to refer to computer architecture
• The term design is used in a wide variety of contexts e.g research design, type design

Advanced searching techniques can help

Topic search - add your keywords to the search box. Use double quotes for phrases "..."

• "architectural drawing" - limited to books
• "architectural models" - limited to books

Subject search - subject headings can guide  you to appropriate keywords to use. Subject headings are specific words or phrases chosen from a set list to describe the topics in a publication - you'll see them in Library Catalogue records. These are often examples of widely accepted and used terms.

Limit your search to find terms only in the subject headings part of a record by selecting 'Subject' from the drop-down menu next to the search box. This is best used if you have too many irrelevant results.

• "interior architecture" design
• "computer-aided design" AND ("architectural drawing" OR "architectural design")

Author search - limit your search to works by a particular author by selecting 'Author' from the drop-down menu next to the search box.

• "ching, frank" OR "ching, francis" - Author search
• "tufte, edward" - Author search

Search the Catalogue for publications containing examples of design representation by:

• Preston Scott Cohen
• Rem Koolhaas
• Steven Holl
• Walter Gropius
• Le Corbusier
• Zaha Hadid
• Carlo Scarpa