The Archivision Library: Base & Addition Modules

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(A0) THE BASE COLLECTION (16,000 images) click me! The Library's Base Collection is a core architecture collection representing major Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th & 19th Century and Modern sites. The focus here is the Italian Renaissance and Baroque and Modern architecture, especially the work of Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier. The collection also includes gardens & parks, city skylines, cityscapes and public art as well as other design related topics, such as C.R. Mackintosh furniture drawings, etc. To learn more about our Digital Library enter here. :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule   Click here to download PDF catalogue of Base Collection

(A1) ADDITION MODULE ONE (6,000 images) click me! The first Addition Module completes our holdings on Renaissance and Baroque Rome not included in the Base Collection. It also contains all of our Ancient Egyptian material (close to 2000 images – this was our major photographic campaign of 2004). The collection also holds all of our Islamic material in Egypt, as well as overview sets on Cairo, Aswan and Luxor. Many contemporary sites are also included, especially those in Vancouver, Seattle, Boston and Montréal. :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule   Click here to download PDF catalogue of Module One

(A2) ADDITION MODULE TWO (6,000 images) click me! Module Two contains all of our Andrea Palladio material (over 700 images, of which 299 are Scamozzi etchings illustrating plans, sections and elevations of Palladio's work); all of the Hector Guimard collection (229 images); Fascist architecture in Italy; most of our holdings from London England; and the balance of our Ancient Greek and Bramante material not contained in the first two modules. The Module also includes all of our Islamic architecture in Turkey plus contemporary architecture in Florida, New York, Montreal, and Washington DC. The Module is rounded out with 300 exquisite new (May 2007) photographs of the exterior and interiors of Mackintosh’s Hill House. :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule   Click here to download PDF catalogue of Module Two

(A3) ADDITION MODULE THREE (6,000 images) click me! The third Addition Module spans contemporary (Millennium Park in Chicago; works by Gehry, Pelli, Calatrava and Libeskind) to the ancient world (the mosaics from Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina, Sicily; Ephesus and other monuments of the Roman empire) and in between (French chateaux and gardens; Byzantine architecture in Mystras; Venice). Other highlights include the rest of our holdings on Frank Lloyd Wright; major murals of Diego Rivera and excellent coverage of Oxford photographed in May of 2007. :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule   Click here to download PDF catalogue of Module Three

(A4) ADDITION MODULE FOUR (6,000 images) (available Spring 2009) click me! Module four features Russia as a highlight (over 2000 images photographed in summer 2005 including the major palaces and gardens around St Petersburg and coverage in Moscow.) The module also holds more material from Paris, including several important hôtels, and London--extensive coverage of Chiswick House and grounds, plus many of Wren's churches. For Classics we offer all of our ancient Roman drawings scanned directly from original 19th century volumes (348 plans, sections and elevations) and coverage of the Elgin marbles. Art from the Victoria and Albert Museum, including their amazing cast collection, provides survey support. Our collection from Mexico is also included (Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Puebla and Taxco.) For contemporary, there is new architecture in London and in LA, including Gehry's Disney Concert Hall and complete coverage of the Franklin D Murphy Sculpture Garden at UCLA. And finally two important works by Mackintosh, the Glasgow School of Art and the House of an Art Lover, round out this module. :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule   Click here to download PDF catalogue of Module Four

(A5) ADDITION MODULE FIVE (6,000 images) (available Spring 2010) click me! The Olympic Village in Beijing along with Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuozheng yuan) in Suzhou bring some of our new Asian content into this module. The module also contains the work of Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona, with extensive coverage of Park Guell, Casa Mila and Sagrada Familia (including recent interiors taken Oct 2008). Other important works in Barcelona are also included, such as the Barcelona Pavilion by Mies and the Fundacio Antoni Tapies, to name a few. The module also holds five works by Calatrava, including the City of Arts and Science in Valencia. The module also includes more works by Mackintosh, including Queen's Cross Church. Modern sites are also included, such as Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City (including complete coverage of the mosaic murals), more works by Niemeyer in Brasilia, and new images covering important works by Louis Kahn, including Exeter Library. Many public art sculptures found in Barcelona, San Diego and the Getty Center round out this module, including superb details of the mosaics at Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden. :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule   Click here to download PDF catalogue of Module Five

(A6) ADDITION MODULE SIX (6,000 images) (available Spring 2011) Module Six will contain the bulk of our European and Asian content photographed in 2009. The Europe trip covered more work by Le Corbusier in Paris and near Lyon, plus new work in Rome, Berlin, Stockholm and Oslo. The Bauhaus in Dessau was extensively covered (including the Master houses and other important works in Dessau), as well as early modern and recent works in Berlin (for a complete list of sites click here). The Asia trip covered new works in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, and much, much more (for a complete list of sites covered click here). :· For license fees: see our tiered fee schedule

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