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| BibliOZ builds dream library for architects A search service offered by BibliOZ The Book Search Wizard for finding out-of-print, collectible and hard-to-find books has been launched specifically for professionals in the architectural and engineering sectors. Developed by BiblioQuest International, the portal page gives architects, engineers, academics and support staff privileged access to the online search engine, BibliOZ The Book Search Wizard, featuring more than 40 million books from thousands of technical, antiquarian and specialist bookdealers worldwide. BiblioQuest Director Paul McShane says that the architectural profession frequently draws on historical and cultural inspiration and the BibliOZ database has many classic texts and cross-cultural resources for researchers. "Titles such as, Statz's's The Gothic Model Book - Architecture of the Middle Ages with its Associated Arts, Andre Paccard's Traditional Islamic Craft in Morroccan Architectecture and James Fergusson's 3-volume A History of Architecture in All Countries from the Earliest Times to the Present Day published in the 1860s are some examples. "More than most professions, architecture also has its iconic individuals who shape the patterns of our landscape through their influence for generations. "So student and contemporary architects can find works such as John Ruskin's The Seven Lamp's of Architecture and David De Long's Frank Lloyd Wright - The Living City. "Because architectural books are often lavishly illustrated and produced by art-house publishers they invariably did not have large print runs, which means they are are not commonplace or generally available in the secondhand book market, hence many people require assistance to find them. Being an Australian-based website there is a rich vein of antipodean material such as Hardy Wilson's Old Colonial Architecture in New South Wales and Tasmania and works by or about Australian architects such as Peter Blake's Architecture for the New World - The Work of Harry Seidler write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |