The Architecture Studies Library (ASL) is located in the Paul B. Sogg Architecture Building, located on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...

 campus. The services of the library address both the needs of the faculty and students of the UNLV School of Architecture

UNLV School of Architecture

The School of Architecture is part of the College of Fine Arts at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board in October 1997...

, and also responds to the needs of researchers through an email reference service. The Library provides historical and current information and resources about architecture in Las Vegas, primarily through its Las Vegas Architects and Buildings Database.

History

The building was completed and occupied in August 1997. The Architecture Studies Library (approximately 16,000 gross square feet) includes spaces for book and periodical stacks, individual carrels on both of its floors, current periodicals display shelving, exhibits, a reference area, clippings files, special collections, group study rooms, and a computer lab.

The architect for the building was Swisher & Hall Architects of Las Vegas. The interiors furniture selection and placement was a project of one of the School's interior design classes.

Collections

The ASL provides an archival collection of Nevada AIA design awards spanning over a quarter of a century, in addition to summarized data on architectural projects, firms and individuals both through its inhouse collection of materials as well as its online materials, a few of which are listed below:

• Design Awards Archive for the American Institute Of Architects, Las Vegas Chapter
• Las Vegas Architects & Buildings Database
• Las Vegas Architectural Guides and Collections
• New architecture related materials (books, media, ebooks

Additional Internet Resources

The online resources below provide access to numerous architecture related materials useful to students and researchers in the field of architecture.

• Architecture Studies Library (ASL)
• Architecture Internet Resources
• Architectural Associations, Organizations and Research Institutes
• Finding resources on architecture, landscape architecture and interior design