Library Guides: Environmental Design Archives: Organizations

Organizations

Check the links in each of these sites for additional associations and organizations.

AIA, the American Institute of Architects
Art Deco Society of California
Website offers many events, resources, links.
DoCoMoMo U.S.
DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement.
Heritage Documentation Programs
A federal program that documents important architectural, engineering and industrial sites throughout the United States and its territories.
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Heritage Documentation Programs administers HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey), the Federal Government's oldest preservation program, and companion programs HAER (Historic American Engineering Record), HALS (Historic American Landscapes Survey), and CRGIS (Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems). Documentation produced through the programs constitutes the nation's largest archive of historic architectural, engineering, and landscape documentation.
Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America
Advances practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and allied arts.
National Building Museum
Federal museum dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning.
National Register of Historic Places
Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Excellent resources and links.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Privately funded non-profit organization that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.
Society for Industrial Archaeology
Encourages the study, interpretation, and preservation of historically significant industrial sites, structures, artifacts, and technology
Society of Architectural Historians
An international not-for-profit membership organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide
Theatre Historical Society of America
Non-profit association devoted to the architecture of theater buildings.
Vernacular Architecture Forum
Encourages the study and preservation of ordinary architecture of North America
Victorian Society in America
A national non-profit organization committed to historic preservation, protection, understanding, education, and enjoyment of our nineteenth century heritage.

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