Finding architectural plans
Find plans in books
Books are an excellent starting point to find architectural plans, sections, drawings and images.
You can use the Library Search to find books about an architect or building. You can also include the keyword plan or plans in your search.
Below is an example search using the terms: Glenn Murcutt plans
Find plans, sections and drawings in journals or magazines
Searching the databases Art and Architecture Source and Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a good place to start.
Follow the steps below to locate plans, elevations and sections within journal and magazine articles.
- Navigate to Art and Architecture Source
- In the first search field type the name of the building or architect
- In the second search field enter the terms plans OR section OR elevation, and select Search
- To access the full-text plan or drawing, select the PDF option or Find it @Deakin button
- Repeat this process in Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Example
The Library record below shows a journal article that contains images of building plans.
Books and ebooks with plans and architectural details
In these books you will find floor plans, architectural details, photography and illustrations relating to buildings from around the world.
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture by Publication Date: 2004An atlas presenting a global survey of contemporary architecture works from around the world. It includes detailed plans, elevations and images.
Key buildings of the 20th century: plans, sections and elevations by Publication Date: 2010This book features over 100 influential and significant buildings from the 20th century. For each of the buildings it includes a number of plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, images and site plans.
Key Houses of the Twentieth Century: plans, sections and elevations by Publication Date: 2006This book includes residential works by seminal architects such as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Alvar Aalto, as well as houses by more recent masters such as Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Glen Murcutt. Scale plans of every floor, together with elevations, sections, and site plans are include for all the works.
Key Contemporary Buildings: Plans, Sections, and Elevations by Rob GregoryISBN: 9781856695015Publication Date: 2008This book includes a collection of more than one hundred twenty-first-century buildings of particular interest for study by students and professionals.
Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present by ISBN: 9781780673172Publication Date: 2012-01-01This book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architectureOCofrom the pyramids and the Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects.
Basics Detail Drawing by ISBN: 9783035613926Publication Date: 2018-01-09Drawings are produced in various degrees of detail. Depending on the function of the drawings, they are produced in scales from 1:20 to 1:1 in order to define the materials and method of joining, and to better illustrate the various dimensions. Basics Detailed Drawings explains, step by step, how to compose detailed designs and produce correct construction drawings, using clear examples.
Precedents in Architecture by ISBN: 9781118170823Publication Date: 2012-02-15Thirty-eight leading architects are represented in this updated edition through an analysis of more than 100 buildings that are assessed using a diagrammatic technique applicable to any building. This impressive collection includes fourteen new buildings and seven new, innovative architects distinguished by the strength, quality, and interest of their designs. It delivers valuable guidance in analyzing architectural history as an evolutionary process by exploring the commonality of design ideas reflected in a broad range of structures by internationally renowned architects.
