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AASL Core Reference List: Graphic Standards/Arch'l Drawing

Association of Architecture School Librarians Core Reference List

Essential

Binggeli, Corky, and Pat Greichen, eds. Interior Graphic Standards. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Hall, Dennis J., and Nina M. Giglio, eds. Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010.
Hopper, Leonard J. and Smith Maran Architects, eds. Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
Pressman, Andy, American Institute of Architects, and Smith Maran Architects, eds. Architectural Graphic Standards. 11th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
Talarico, Wendy, and Smith Maran Architects. Graphic Standards Details: Openings. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

Supplementary

Drawing/Illustration Guides - Essential

Handbooks - Essential

Building Image Modeling (BIM) Resources - Essential

Eastman, Charles M. BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2011.

This area is characterized by turnover & flux, as each new technology (and the paradigm it supports) muscles the previous one to the sidelines.

Smith, Dana K., and Michael Tardif. Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009.