Urban Planning & Public Policy

International community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists and scholar that focuses on Muslim cultures and civilizations.

The Paul Oliver Vernacular Architecture Library (POVAL) is a unique multi-disciplinary collection of printed and visual resources dealing with vernacular architecture worldwide. Collected over a period of more than 50 years by Professor Paul Oliver, it includes works by architects, geographers, architectural and art historians, planners, folklorists, archaeologists, conservationists and anthropologists. The largest collection of its kind in the world, it is a truly global resource of value to anyone interested in the study, conservation and development of the world’s built environments.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is an international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design based in Chicago that issues publications, holds meetings and seminars and professional development opportunities for interested persons.

This a nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, whose mission is to inspire people to discover why design matters. Shares short stories on Chicago's most iconic buildings. With historical photographs and research material and interesting commentaries, the Foundation puts the great history of Chicago's architecture at your fingertips.

One of the most diversified schools of design and architecture with a lot of open content available via its website and YouTube channels.

Check out this videoblog by Polish architecture historian Radostaw Gajda and how he looks at the iconography of buildings and the way contemporary architecture can reinterpret architectural traditions.

Interesting site to visit to improve your sketching skills and learn about perspective, lineweight, shadows, people, trees and link texturing among others.

Archiculture takes a thoughtful, yet critical look at the architectural studio. The 25-minute film offers a unique glimpse into the world of studio-based, design education through the eyes of a group of students finishing their final design projects. Interviews with leading professionals, historians and educators help create crucial dialog around the key issues faced by this unique teaching methodology and the built environment these future architects will create.