Research Guides: IAD 440: Pre-Thesis Programmatic Research: Websites

General Websites

Feel free to browse these websites for inspiration.

Arch Daily
Boston Public Library eCard
You can get a BPL eCard if you live permanently in Massachusetts or are living in-state for most of the year to attend school, commute to a Massachusetts employer on a sustained and regular basis, or if you own property in the state. They have lots of great e-resources you can access with this.
Design Intelligence
Full Service Restaurant - Design
Gensler Research Institute
Greenway Group
Home & Design
Institute for Human Centered Design
InteriorDesign.net
National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)
restaurant development + design
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

Professional Associations

These professional associations may also be good places to browse for inspiration as well as to see what data they've compiled and research they've done.

Digital Archives

There are many many digital archives out there, but here are a few main ones that are worth exploring:

Digital Commonwealth
Digital collections from museums, libraries and archives across Massachusetts.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
The DPLA brings together digital archives from throughout the US.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
The Library of Congress is *the* library of the US. Feel free to browse or search their digital collections.