Architecture & Historic Preservation

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Staff Recommends

Revolving Architecture: A History of Buildings that Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot by Chad Randl,

Earth Architecture: From Ancient to Modern by William Morgan

Historic Preservation: An Introduction to its History, Principles, and Practice by Norman Tyler

Travels in the History of Architecture by Robert Harbison

Sears, Roebuck Catalog of Houses, 1926: An Unabridged Reprint by Sears, Roebuck and Company

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Sustainable Architecture

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Community Resources

Kalamazoo Builders Exchange

Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission

Websites

Built in America

Historic American Buildings Survey 1933-Present from the Library of Congress

Great Buildings Collection

The world of architecture online.

Michigan's State Historic Preservation Plan

Weatherization Guide for Older & Historic Buildings

The National Trust for Historic Preservation's guide to making older and historic buildings more energy efficient without jeopardizing their unique character.

Kalamazoo Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Art Deco Architecture

National Register of Historic Places - Kalamazoo County

Listing of historic districts and buildings in Kalamazoo County.