SCAD Visual Resources Center

The VRC has recently added digital images to the SCAD DID from the following architecture books:

Stamper, John W. The Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire
Posener, Julius. Han Poelzig: Reflections on His Life and Work
Tavernor, Robert. On Alberti and the Art of Building
Blunt, Anthony. Borromini
De Albentiis, Emidio. Secrets of Pompeii: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome
Ward-Perkins, J.B. Roman Imperial Architecture
Eaton, Ruth. Ideal Cities: Utopianism and the (Un)built Environment
Riley, Terence. The Changing of the Avant-Garde: Visionary Architectural Drawings
Broto, Carles. Domestic Interiors Now

Images from these sources can be easily located in the SCAD DID by entering a book title in the Book Source field.

Below is a sampling of over 60 slides donated to SCAD by Earle W. Newton that have been scanned and added to the SCAD DID. Included are images of English country architecture photographed in the 1950′s, as well as views of various European sites. These images can be easily browsed by selecting the Architecture category and entering “Newton 5/2010″ in the Archive Source field.

above, clockwise from upper left:
Crathes Castle. 1596. Banchory, Scotland
Castillo de Manzaneres el Real. late 15th C. Manzaneres el Real, Spain
Gargoyle, Paris Cathedral of Notre Dame. c.1163-1250. Paris, France
Speke Hall. 1530. Speke, England

This week the VRC has added digital images from the following book titles to the SCAD DID:

Curl, James Stevens. Victorian Architecture: Diversity & Invention
Heller, Steven (ed). Innovators of American Illustration
Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2009 (Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2009)
Peacock, John. The Chronicle of Western Fashion: From Ancient Times to the Present Day
The History Book: On Moderna Museet 1958-2008
Hufnagl, Florian (ed). The Fat Booty of Madness
Martin, Richard. Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress
Bonansinga, Kate. Stage Stories: Renwick Craft Invitational 2009
Borras, Montse. Office Furniture Design

Images from these sources can be easily located in the SCAD DID by entering a book title in the Book Source field.