Westwood College Online Library
Interior Design Research Center
Professional Associations & Journals
- Abitare
- American Society of Interior Designers
- ArchitectureWeek
- Building Pros.com
- Contract Magazine
- Interior Design Directory
- Interiors & Sources
- International Interior Design Association
- National Council for Interior Design Qualification
- National Association of Home Builders
- National Institute of Building Sciences
- Residential Architect Online
- Wider list of Interior Design Trade Magazines
Codes & Standards
- American National Standards Institute
- Building Code Library State and municipal codes
- Code Check
- CSI MasterFormat
- International Code Council (ICC)
- MadCad Online collection of full-text building codes and standards. Please sign in to access this resource.
- National CAD Standard
- OSHA Assistance for the Construction Industry
- ToolBase Services
- United States Access Board for Accessible Design
- World Building Design Guide
Period Design & Design History
Sustainable Design
CAD Resources
- 3DLinks.com AutoCAD tutorials
- AutocadCentral
- Autodesk Official site for AutoCAD, includes overview, design gallery, demonstration, product trial, and FAQ
- CADdepot CAD shareware library (free registration required to download)
- CAD Digest Reading room for computer aided design
- CAD Symbols
- CADTutor
- CADVILLE free share and support portal
- Creative-3D.net Free 3D objects
- DXReader Library
- e-interiors.net Free professional web tool for interior design
- New World Graphics Example of 3D models and graphics (some free resources)
Perspective Drawing & Rendering
- Architectural Renderings
- Colored Pencil Rendering examples
- Drawing/Sketching center in About.com
- Drawing in 1 Point Perspective tutorial
- Good Attitudes Towards Drawing
- Learntodraw.com
- I rendering by Brooke Morgan
- Perspective Drawing From the Math Forum at Drexel University
- The Perspectives of Shadow
- Raincross Design Services CAD rendering
Terminology
- Construction Glossary
- Designare Interior Design Glossary
- Sound Home Resource Center
- Surviving Work: A Guide to Ergonomics. An illustrated article about ergonomics in the workplace.