Library Research Guides: Architecture: Electronic resources

Environment Design Guide
Produced by the Australian Institute of Architects, the EDG contains papers on key themes and topics relating to built and natural environment sustainability.

Bloomsbury Architecture Library This link opens in a new window
Ebook titles to support the study of Architecture, urbanism, professional practice, studio and interior design together with case studies, technical drawings and images.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
The IBISWORLD Industry Report Architectural Services in Australia contains detailed analysis of architectural services in Australia, including segmentation, markets, major players, overviews and statistics, supply and distribution, key sensitivities, outlook and five years of financial data with ratio analysis. To access, click the link and then type in Architectural Services in the search box.
Nearmap This link opens in a new window
Nearmap provides high-resolution aerial imagery of urban and regional metro areas in Australia.
All current Bond staff and students have access to Nearmap but must first receive an invitation to use the resource. To receive an invitation please email using a bond.edu.au email address to inforesources@bond.edu.au
The invitation from nearmap.com will be sent within 2 working days. Please check junk and spam folders if the invitation is not received.
Once the invitation is accepted, a welcome email will be received with login details.
Pidgeon Digital This link opens in a new window
Pidgeon Digital is a web-based digital collection of illustrated talks by architects and designers.

National Construction Code of Australia This link opens in a new window
Incorporates the BCA Volume One, BCA Volume Two and the Guide to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) plus the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA, Volume Three).
This product is free to use but individual registration is required on the site. Click on the yellow button at the top right and register for a username and password.
SAI Global - Standards Australia Online This link opens in a new window
Change to download process from 7 October 2023: more details here: https://infostore.saiglobal.com/en-au/new-drm/

Access to the complete collection of current Australian Standards - search by document title, keywords, phrases or standard numbers. (2 Licences available).
From January 1 2022 self-registration and individual login is not required. Access to the database is automatic via Single Sign On/your Bond network login.
Standards are watermarked with the account information and users will be prompted to log in each time they wish to view or download a standard.
This database may not work with all IOS devices.
Adobe Acrobat Reader and FileOpen Plugin must be installed on your device.
See: https://bond.libanswers.com/faq/264353
2 concurrent users.

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