Country -- Classification
Austria -- NA 1011.5
Australia -- NA 1605
Belgium -- NA 1173
Brazil -- NA 859
Bulgaria -- NA 1393
Canada -- NA 749
China -- NA 1549
Cuba -- NA 805
Czechoslovakia -- NA 1034.5
Denmark -- NA 1223
Egypt -- NA 1585
Finland -- NA 1455.F53
Flanders -- NA 1173
France -- NA 1053
Germany -- NA 1088
Great Britain -- NA 997
Greece -- NA 1103
Hungary -- NA 1022.5
Iceland -- NA 1253
India -- NA 1510
Israel -- NA 1479
Italy -- NA 1123
Japan -- NA 1559
Mexico -- NA 759
Netherlands -- NA 1153
New Zealand -- NA 1608
Norway -- NA 1273
Poland -- NA 1455.P63
Russia -- NA 1197
Romania -- NA 1433
South Africa -- NA 1595
Soviet Union -- NA 1197-1199
Spain -- NA 1313
Sweden -- NA 1293
Switzerland -- NA 1353
Turkey -- NA 1373
United States -- NA 737
Yugoslavia -- NA 1453
Browsing can be a fine way to get a sense of how much is available, to make interesting discoveries, and simply to relax. However, it is usually not a very effective way to find a specific book, article, or picture.
Please always ask at a library reference desk or use the online Ask-A-Librarian service if you need help locating what you need.
As with most American libraries, Penn State organizes books and bound volumes of magazines by the Library of Congress Classification System. The medium is an important part of the organization. Architecture-related materials are classed primarily in the NA section of the library. Other relevant call number ranges: TH (building and construction), NK (interior architecture and design), E-F (U.S. history, historic preservation), HT (city planning), etc.
The table below contain locations within Architecture & Landscape Library at the University Park campus, but the call numbering and categories are also useful at any Penn State library location. There are also exceptions to the UP locations, so again, ASK if you can not find what you need
NOTE: The focus of the collection of the Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library is from 1850 to the present. Most of the books on pre-1850 architecture will be located in Pattee Stacks, Levels 1A & 2.
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Architectural History - General Works | NA200-202 |
Ancient Architecture | NA210-340 |
Ancient Egypt | NA215-216 |
Ancient Persia | NA225-226 |
Classical, General works | NA260 |
Ancient Greece | NA270-290 |
Ancient Italy | NA295-340 |
Medieval | NA350-489 |
Early Christian | NA360s |
Byzantine | NA370s |
Islamic | NA380s |
Romanesque | NA390-405 |
Gothic | NA440-489 |
Renaissance | NA510-565 |
Baroque & Rococo | NA590 |
18th Century | NA627-640 |
19th Century | NA645-679 |
20th Century | NA680-684 |
21st Century | NA685-689 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Architectural Design - general principles | NA2750 |
Composition & Proportion | NA2760 |
Space Planning | NA2765 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Architectural Sketchbooks | NA2600-2635 |
Architectural Drawings | NA2700-2749 |
Architectural Drawing (Technique) | NA2707-NA2708 |
Digital Drawings & Rendering | NA2728 |
Rendering in Color, Pen & Ink | NA2780 |
Presentation Models & Modeling | NA2790 |
Drawing (Art Technique) | NC730-758 |
Sketching & Sketching Landscapes | NC795 |
Landscape Architectural Drawings | SB472.47 |
Landscape Architectural Digital Drawings & Rendering | SB475.9.D37 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Building Codes & Laws | K3538-3544 |
Contracts, Building and Construction | KF901-902 |
Building Codes & Laws | KF5701-5709 |
Examination & Licensing of Architects (United States) | NA123 |
Architecture as a Profession | NA1995 |
Business Management for Architects | NA1996 & NA2570 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Study and teaching. Research - General | NA2000-2005 |
Study and teaching. Research - by Country | NA2100-2285 |
Architecture Schools | NA2300-2320 |
Architecture Schools - United States | NA2300 |
Architecture Schools - Other American | NA2305 |
Architecture Schools - Europe | NA2310 |
Architecture Schools - Other countries | NA2320 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Theory, Philosophy, Aesthetics, etc. | NA2500 |
Theory & Treatises, early works to 1800 | NA2515 |
Theory & Treatises, 1800 to present | NA2520 |
Essays and Works for general readers | NA2570 |
Criticism | NA 2599.5-2599.9 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Materials, General Works | NA4100 |
Wood | NA4110 |
Masonry, General works | NA4119 |
Brick and tile | NA4120 |
Concrete | NA4125 |
Stone | NA4130 |
Metal | NA4133-4138 |
Glass | NA4140 |
Other materials, A-Z | NA4145 |
Topic | Classification Numbers |
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Schools & Educational Buildings | LB3201-3325; see also NA6590-6610 |
Government Buildings. National, State & Municipal | NA4195-4589 |
Religious Buildings, by religion, building type | NA4590-5095 |
Religious Buildings. Non-Christian | NA4610-4780 |
Religious Buildings. Christian | NA4790--5095 |
Religious Buildings, by country | NA5200-6113 |
Mausoleums, Cemeteries Monuments | NA6115-6199 |
Commercial Buildings | NA6210-6280 |
Stores, Shops, Shopping Centers | NA6218-6227 |
Office Buildings, Skyscrapers, Tall buildings. | NA6230-6234 |
Banks | NA6240-6245 |
Transportation and storage buildings | NA6290-6370 |
Industrial Architecture. Factories, mills, etc. | NA6400-6589 |
Schools & Educational Buildings | NA6590-6610; see also LB3201-3325 |
Museums, Exhibition Buildings | NA6690-6750 |
Research Buildings. Laboratories. | NA6751 |
Auditoriums. Theaters. | NA6815-6846 |
Stadiums | NA6860-6862 |
Houses, Domestic Architecture, Dwellings | NA7100-7785 |
Houses, Domestic Architecture by Country | NA7201-7477 |
Hotels, Inns | NA7800-7850 |
Restaurants, Clubs, Bars | NA7851-7859 |
Apartment Buildings | NA7860-7863 |
Hospital and Health Facilities Design | RA967 |
Library Design | Z679 |