Built Environment Websites

Teaching With Historic Places

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Urbanism

http://www.interlog.com/~urbanism/index.html
Urbanism is dedicated to Canadian Modern Architecture & Design, and to the Preservation of Architecture across the Dominion of Canada. Contains information on City Architectures, Canadian Architects, Urbanism and Industrial Architecture.

The Great Buildings Collection

http://www.greatbuildings.com/
This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.

Cyburbia

http://www.cyburbia.org/
Cyburbia, established in 1994, contains a large selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism, growth and sprawl, and other topics related to the built environment. Cyburbia also contains information about architecture and planning related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts a bulletin board with job listings and discussions on many topics.

Heritage Preservation Services

http://www2.cr.nps.gov/
National Park Service program to preserve American battlefields, historic buildings, landmarks and landscapes, and tribal communities. Includes preservation guides.

National Trust for Historic Preservation

http://www.nationaltrust.org/
Gives comprehensive information about historic preservation in the U.S.

Parks Canada

http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/
Includes national historic sites, national parks, world heritage, public safety, and events.

The Alberta Main Street Programme

http://albertamainstreet.org/
Contains an overview on the Main Street program, projects, resources, FAQs, and contacts.

Civilization.ca Online Resources for Canadian Heritage

http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www04f_e.html
List of Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments in Canada.

Canadian History on the Web

(not available at this time)
http://members.home.net/dneylan/musha.html
List of Museums, Heritage Sites and Archives.

The UNESCO World Heritage List

http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htm
The 690 properties which the World Heritage Committee has inscribed on the World Heritage List (529 cultural, 138 natural and 23 mixed properties in 122 States Parties). The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the following properties on the World Heritage List. The List, arranged alphabetically by nominating State Party, is current as of December 2000.

Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/
Searchable database and research tool of concepts related to art, architecture, and material culture. Includes styles and periods, agents, built works, materials and techniques, and more.

 About Architecture and Home Design and House Building

http://architecture.about.com/
All the basics on a single page: Great buildings, master architects, historic periods, house styles, countries & cultures, and a handy dictionary of architecture terms.

Places of Peace and Power

http://www.sacredsites.com/
Martin Gray is an anthropologist and photographer specializing in the study of sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions around the world. During the past fifteen years, Martin has visited and photographed over 900 sacred sites in forty countries. This web site discusses Martin's pilgrimage journeys, features many of his photographs and writings, lists calendar details of upcoming slide show tours, gives information regarding book and photograph orders, and has links to related sites.

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