US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects
This site has a good description of the nature of working as a landscape architect. Qualifications, education job outlook and earnings, with links to realted occupations are included in this site.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Landscape Architects
A general description of the landscape architect profession, including work conditions, and training requirements.
Careers New Zealand
Careers New Zealand: Landscape Architect
This site contains information on becoming a landscape architect. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career.
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Okerstrom Lang Landscape Architects
This resource is the homepage of a landscape architecture firm in Massachusetts. It provides photos from the firm's parks and recreational, residential, commercial, and streetscapes portfolio.
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Australian Institute of Architects: Children and Architecture
A project intended to introduce students to the architecture in the world around them. Topics include but are not limited to: Your House and Your Environment, Building Elements and Materials, and Indigenous Housing. The project focuses...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: John Lloyd Wright
A biography of John Lloyd Wright, an architect who was the son of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Ministerio De Cultura Y Juventud De Costa Rica: Teodorico Quiros Alvarado
Spanish content; this is a biography of the Costa Rican architect and sculptor Teodorico Quiros Alvarado.
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Oak Park Tourist: Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, 1889 1909
Oak Park, Illinois, lays claim to twenty-five buildings designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, purported to be the largest collection in one location. All are featured here in a virtual walking tour of Oak Park. There is also detailed...
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City Journal: The Man Who Gilded the Gilded Age
A fascinating account of the life of Richard Morris Hunt, foremost architect of the Gilded Age of America.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Green Building and Operations
Learn about the California Academy of Sciences building designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Frank Lloyd Wright
Biographical information on Frank Llyod Wright, considered perhaps the greatest American architect ever.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Brunelleschi, Filippo
This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biographical sketch of Brunelleschi, a "Florentine architect [and] one of the initiators of the Italian Renaissance." Includes links to related information and to images of his artwork.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Maya Lin
Maya Lin became famous at the age of 21 as the architect and creator of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Here you can read about her numerous architectural projects and her promotion of human rights.
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Architects of Peace: Norman Ernest Borlaug
Brief biography, and quotations from the "father of the green revolution," Norman Borlaug.
EL Education
El Education: Camilla E. Church
This character file was created by a 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a Learning expedition on architecture. Though only one is shown here, each student's character file (CF) tells the detailed life story,...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Frank Lloyd Wright
This site from The My Hero Project gives information on Frank Lloyd Wright, "[O]ne of the most famous architects in the world." Lloyd Wright built over 400 houses. Read about his contributions to the field of architecture, specifically...
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E Volo: Skyscraper Competition
Every year since 2006 eVolo, an architecture magazine, sponsors a futuristic skyscraper design contest in which architects from around the world communicate their visions of the future in architectural terms. Browse the winning entries...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: The Hall of Arts
Learn about the lives of famous people in the arts who exemplify what it means to live a meaningful life and achieve your goals.
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The Ships of the Royal Navy as They Existed at Trafalgar
This report was made in 1905 to the Institute of Naval Architects. It describes the Royal Navy in detail. These types of ships would rule the world from the time of Trafalgar until the American Civil War.
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: Burj Kahlifa (Burj Dubai) [Pdf]
In a paper by principal architect of the Burj Khalifa, Adrian Smith, he discusses the building's design, its development, and his approach to the work. [Note that Smith wrote and delivered this paper a year before the tower was completed.]
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The Florence Art Guide: Filippo Brunelleschi
This site displays both a biography and several works of art of the great Florentine Renaissance architect and sculptor. Links are provided that go into greater detail about the works and the history of his time.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Maya Lin
Use this site to learn about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the architect who designed it, Maya Lin.
My Hero Project
My Hero: R. Buckminster Fuller
This brief article on Richard Buckminister Fuller overviews his career as an architect and author and provides images and resources for further reading and research.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Life of Leonardo Da Vinci by Giorgio Vasari
An exerpt from "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects," which was written in 1550 by Giorgio Vasari, Leonardo da Vinci's first biographer.
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