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Interior Architecture & Design: Precedent Research

Buildings & Precedent Research Tools

Finding Precedents

Comprehensive building studies with good quality drawings are difficult to find online. It becomes even more difficult if you have chosen a building to use before having checked sources or done any searches.

Test your choice - how much information can you find? If you're struggling to find sources, consider why you chose that building. Are there other buildings you could look at which feature the same properties?

Try these image collections:

  • ArtStor - Drawing and photos. Good for major 20th century architecture and architects.
  • RIBApix. - British Architecture and architects. Drawings and photos.
  • ArchDaily - Might include sketches, technical details, plans, elevations, photographs, or visualisations.
  • Dezeen - Could have drawings, technical specifications, blueprints, elevations, photos, or visual representations.
  • Architects Websites - Varied: may be limited; may or may not be downloadable.

Journals and Magazines Containing Precedents

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Architects' Journal

Online | Print

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Architectural Review

Online | Print

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Detail

Online | Print

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Domus

Print

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Frame

Online | Print

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FX

Print

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OnOffice

Print

Finding Precedents Online

The suggested journals above are just a selection of the many journal publications you can access. Search the Full Text Finder to find more individual journal titles.

To widen your search use Search Plus, which will search across most of the Library's eJournals, eBooks and journal search tools all in a single search.

Search Plus
 

Accessing AJ

To use AJ services, you will need to create an account while on campus: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/register.

Afterwards, you should be able to access AJ products both on and off-campus.

Precedents in Books

The following book series are good for finding precedents and buildings.

Detail Construction Manuals

cover artCovers materials and design elements with example projects. Some titles are available online.

Detail Practice series

In Detail coverProvides in depth focus on a specific topic with example buildings. Some titles are available online.

In Detail Series

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Provides conceptual inspiration accompanied by details of current building examples. Some titles in this series are available online.