ACH112 Architectural History: Architecture Call Numbers

The Library of Congress classification for architecture is NA. More specifically, NA is broken down as follows:

• NA1-60 General
• NA100-130 Architecture and the state
• NA105 United States
• NA106 General works
• NA107 .A-W By state, A-W
• NA108 .A-Z By city, A-Z
• NA109 .A-Z Other regions or countries, A-Z
• NA120-130 Examination and licensing of architects
• NA190-1555.5 History, including historical monuments treated from the architectural point of view
• NA210-340 Ancient architecture
• NA350-499 Medieval architecture
• NA500-682 Modern architecture
• NA701-1614 Architecture of special countries
• NA1995 Architecture as a profession
• NA1996 Business management for architects
• NA1997 Women architects
• NA2000-2320 Study and teaching. Research
• NA2335-2360 Competitions, including individual awards, prizes, etc.
• NA2400-2460 Museums. Exhibitions
• NA2500-2599 General works
• NA2541-2543 Architecture in relation to special subjects (e.g., climate, environment, human factors, water, society, tecnology, children, etc.)
• NA2545 Architecture and the handicapped
• NA2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism
• NA2695-2728 Architectural drawing
• NA2750-2817 Architectural design
• NA2765 Space
• NA2770 Plan
• NA2775 Elevation
• NA2780 Rendering in color, pen and ink, etc.
• NA2790 Models and modeling
• NA2793 Remodeling buildings for other use
• NA2794 Daylighting
• NA2795 Color in architecture
• NA2796 Mirrors in architecture
• NA2797 Photogrammetry in architecture
• NA2800 Architectural acoustics
• NA2835-4050 Architectural details, motives, etc. (e.g, entrances, piers, columns, arches, domes, roofs, gables, towers, walls, ceilings, molding, friezes, floors, tiles, gateways, doors, windows, awnings, chimneys, stairs, balconies, etc.)
• NA3310-4050 Architectural decoration (e.g., decorative plaster, concrete, brick, tiles, mosaic, metalwork, etc.)
• NA4100-8480 Special classes of buildings
• NA4100-4145 Classed by material (wood, masonry, etc.)
• NA4150-4160 Classed by form
• NA4170-8480 Classed by use
• NA4170-7020 Public buildings
• NA4590-5621 Religious architecture
• NA7100-7884 Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwelling
• NA7910-8125 Clubhouses, guild houses, etc
• NA8200-8260 Farm architecture
• NA8300-8480 Outbuildings, gates, fences, etc.
• NA9000-9428 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying

D-E History

• DG97 Roman antiquities (dwellings, baths, etc., including amphoras and utilitarian ceramics, bricks, tiles, etc.)
• DT62-63 Egypt, including baths, mirrors, Sphinxes, temples, tombs, pyramids, etc.
• E-F Primitive American architecture
• E59 .C55 Pre-Columbian America.  The Indians.  City planning

GV Recreation.  Leisure

• GV405 Gymnasiums
• GV413 Athletic fields.  Playing fields (includes sports arenas, coliseums, stadiums, spectator stands, etc.)
• GV425-426 Playgrounds.  Play spaces (includes climbing structures, mystery boxes, sculpture, etc.)
• GV770.7 Water sports facilities
• GV841.2 Winter sports facilities
• GV850.7 Ice rinks
• GV907 Bowling alleys

H Social Sciences

• HD7285-7630 Housing (includes apartments, shared housing, rural housing, vacation homes, industrial housing, mobile homes, model communities, etc.)
• HD9715.5 Economic aspects of prefabricated buildings
• HE353-368 Traffic engineering
• HT165.5-395 City planning (works dealing predominantly with the social, economic, and political factors involved in city planning)
  • HT170-178 Urban renewal.  Urban redevelopment
• HT435-443 Rural renewal
• HV8805-8829 Systems of prison construction.  Architecture, etc.

K Law

• K1476 Copyright of architectural drawings and designs
• K4372 Occupational law for architects
• KF2925 Occupational law for architects (United States)
• KFC547 .A7-.A73 Occupational law for architects (California)

L Education

• LB3201-3325 School architecture and equipment.  School physical facilities.  Campus planning
  • LB3221-3222 Architecture, and school building plans.  Specifications.  Joint occupancy of buildings.  Multiple use of buildings.  High-rise school buildings
  • LB3225 Teachers' dwellings
  • LB3226-3229 Dormitories.  Residence halls.  Student housing
  • LB3241-3250 Acoustics.  Heating.  Lighting.  Ventilation.  Air conditioning
  • LB3251 School grounds.  School playgrounds
  • LB3325 .A-Z Special, A-Z (e.g., art rooms, auditoriums, classrooms, nursery schools, offices, etc.)

N Fine Arts

• N72 .A75 Artist-architect collaboration
• N512-880 Art museums, galleries, etc. in the United States (by state)
• N908-3990 Art museums, galleries, etc. elsewhere (by country, then city)
• N8010-8205 Symbolism of church art
• N8217 .B85 Builldings and architecture in art
• NB133.5 .S46 Greek and Roman reliefs.  Sepulchral monuments
• NB143 Greek and Roman reliefs.  Sepulchral monuments.  Bronzes
• NB1137 Sculpture and architecture (relation to other arts)
• NB1330-1685 Sculptured monuments
• NB1750-1753 Religious monuments
• NB1790-1793 Shrines
• NB1800-1846 Sepulchral monuments
• NB1850-1880 Stone monuments, tablets, etc.
• NB1895 Wells
• NC730-930 Drawing, design, and illustration technique
  • NC790-815 Landscapes
  • NC825 .B8 Buildings
  • NC825 .C5 Churches
  • NC825 .I45 Interior decoration
  • NC825 .I5 Interiors
• ND1410-1412 Special subjects of painting.  Architectural
• NK1700-2195 Interior decoration.  House decoration
  • NK2120 Friezes, moldings, etc.
  • NK2190-2192 Church decoration
  • NK2195 .A-Z Decoration of other special buildings, A-Z (e.g., banks, hotels, restaurants, etc.)
• NK2702 Architect-designed furniture
• NK5300-5430 Stained glass.  Glass painting
• NK6400-8459 Metalwork
• NK8475 .B8 Miniature buildings
• NK9600-9955 Woodwork

R Medicine

• RA607 Public comfort stations
• RA967 Health facilities.  Hospital buildings.  Architectural planning and construction
• RC439 Psychiatry hospitals, clinics, etc.

S Agriculture

• S770-790 Agricultural structures.  Farm buildings
• SB416 Greenhouse construction, including design, environmental engineering, etc.
• SB472.7 Urban landscape architecture
• SB481-485 Parks and public reservations
• SF310 Riding clubs and schools

T Technology

• T351-385 Mechanical drawing.  Drawing instruments and materials.  Computer graphics
• TA180-183 Engineering specifications.  Estimates, quantities, and costs
• TD160-168 Planning and laying out cities
• TE279.5-295 Pedestrian facilities.  Sidewalks.  Footpaths.  Flagging
• TF300-302 Railway construction.  Passenger depots, stations, and terminals
• TH385 Building layout
• TH420 Building standards
• TH425 Bilding specifications
• TH431 Building drawings, including how to read plans
• TH845-895 Architectural engineering.  Structural engineering of buildings
• TH1000-1727 Systems of building construction (e.g., fireproofing, earthquakes, masonry, glass, architectural metalwork, etc.)
• TH2025-3000 Details in building design and construction (e.g., structural drawings, arches, walls, windows, doors, roofs, flooring, etc.)
• TH3301-3411Maintenance and repair of buildings
• TH4021-4977 Buildings:  Construction with reference to use (e.g., churches, docks, factories, houses, barns, decks, etc.)
• TH6031 Sanitary engineering of buildings.  Design of systems
• TH9701-9745 Protection from burglary, sabotage, etc.  Security in buildings
  • TH9734 Safes and vaults

U Military Science

• UG400-442 Fortification
• UG460 Military architecture and building

Z Library Science

• Z675 Classes of libraries (e.g., art, church, fishery, high school, medical, prison, university, etc.)
• Z679-680 Library buildings.  Library architecture, including design, construction, etc.